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out of doors

3 syllables

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As an adverb, out of doors means outside a building. As a noun, it means where the air is unconfined.

Meanings of out of doors

2 meanings

adverb

Outside a building
“in summer we play outside”
Similar: outside, outdoors, alfresco

noun

Where the air is unconfinedlocation
“he wanted to get outdoors a little”
“the concert was held in the open air”
“camping in the open”
Similar: outdoors, open air, open

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adverb: outside a building

outside outdoors alfresco

noun: where the air is unconfined

outdoors open air open

Nearby words

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