different between outdoors vs thereout

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?t?d??(?)z/

Adverb

outdoors (not comparable)

1. Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.

Translations

Noun

outdoors (uncountable)

1. (often preceded by "the") The environment outside of enclosed structures.
2. (often preceded by "the") The natural environment in the open air, countryside away from cities and buildings.

Synonyms

• great outdoors
• God's country

Antonyms

• indoors

Related terms

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

outdoors m

1. plural of outdoor

English

Etymology

From Middle English ther-oute, þer-out, þar-out, þeroute, from Old English þ?r?t and þ?r?te, equivalent to there +? out. Compare Saterland Frisian deeruut, Dutch daaruit, German Low German daarut, German daraus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ð????a?t/

Adverb

thereout (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Out of it, out from it.
   • Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.
2. (obsolete) outside; outdoors

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (out from it): therefrom

Anagrams

• out there, out-there