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outdoorsy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /aʊtˈdɔːzi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /aʊtˈdɔɹzi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Fond of the outdoors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a rugged outdoorsy life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From outdoors + -y.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: naturverbunden — associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life
  • German: naturorientiert — associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life
  • German: Natur- — associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life
  • German: Frischluft- — associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life
  • German: naturverbunden — fond of the outdoors
  • German: naturliebend — fond of the outdoors
  • German: frischluftliebend — fond of the outdoors