Meaning & use
outdoorsiness
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Meaning
noununcountable
The quality of enjoying or being suited to outdoor activities such as hiking, camping or gardening.
Grammar: Uncountable: his outdoorsiness, not an outdoorsiness.
Patterns
- someone's outdoorsiness
Her outdoorsiness showed in her muddy boots and tanned arms.
The brand sells a rugged outdoorsiness to city shoppers.
His outdoorsiness surprised friends who knew him as an office worker.
Common combinations
- rugged outdoorsiness
- The advert promised a rugged outdoorsiness.
- a sense of outdoorsiness
- The cabin gave the weekend a sense of outdoorsiness.
- his outdoorsiness
- His outdoorsiness made him the natural trip leader.
- love of outdoorsiness
- Her love of outdoorsiness began with family camping trips.
Synonyms and how they differ
- ruggedness
- Ruggedness describes a tough weathered quality, whereas outdoorsiness is about liking the outdoors.
- wildness
- Wildness describes untamed nature or behaviour, not a person's hobbies.
- athleticism
- Athleticism is about physical ability, while outdoorsiness is about lifestyle and taste.
Opposites
Word family
- outdoorsy adjective
- fond of or suited to outdoor activities
- outdoors adverb
- outside a building
- outdoor adjective
- done or used outside
- outdoorsman noun
- a man who enjoys outdoor life
Commonly confused: outdoorsiness or outdoorness?
outdoorsiness vs outdoorness
This is not a standard word; the established noun is outdoorsiness or the phrase the outdoors.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'outdoorsiness' naturally?
Choose one answer.
Outdoorsiness is an uncountable noun for a liking for outdoor life, so it fits the hiking sentence. It is not an adverb or a countable thing, and it does not describe a tent.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “outdoorsiness”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.