adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.

   "I prefer the indoors to the outdoors."

Adverb

1. 1
   Inside, into, or within a building. not-comparable

   "We stayed indoors to avoid the brutal heat."

Adverb

1. 1
   within a building wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

inside

Antonyms

All antonyms

natureoutdoors

Example

More examples

"The cold weather kept us indoors."

Etymology

From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors.

Related phrases

'er indoorsher indoorsindoors voice

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