indoors

in-doors · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    Inside a building; within an enclosed space.

  2. 2.

    Into a building from outside.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    stay indoors — remain inside a building
  • •
    bring indoors — move something from outside to inside

Related words

Antonyms: outdoors, outside
See also: indoor, inside, outdoors
Synonyms: inside, within

Etymology

From English in + doors, literally "within doors" or "inside the doors of a building." First used in the early 18th century.