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Outdoor

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. not-comparable

    "A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…]."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to charity administered or received away from, or independently from, a workhouse or other institution. not-comparable

    "Believing social policy should be directed by experts to bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number, Benthamites judged the old Poor Law outdoor relief system a recipe for waste and idleness."

Adjective
  1. 1
    located, suited for, or taking place in the open air wordnet
  2. 2
    pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To publicly display a child after it has been named

Etymology

Etymology 1

From out- + door.

Etymology 2

From out- + door.

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