out-of-doors

1. 1.

   where the air is unconfined

   “he wanted to get outdoors a little”

   “the concert was held in the open air”

   “camping in the open”

   Synonymsoutdoorsopen airopen

   Broaderoutside

Questions about out-of-doors

What does out-of-doors mean?

out-of-doors means "where the air is unconfined".

How many syllables are in out-of-doors?

out-of-doors has 3 syllables and divides as ou-t-of--doors under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.