outdoorsy
out·doors·y/aʊtˈdɔɹzi/adjective
outdoorsy is spelled O-U-T-D-O-O-R-S-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables (out·doors·y). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outdoorsy means “Associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outdoorsy?
| Letters | 9: O-U-T-D-O-O-R-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: out·doors·y |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outdoorsy?
Outdoorsy appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce outdoorsy?
- UK /aʊtˈdɔːzi/
- US /aʊtˈdɔɹzi/
Outdoorsy has 3 syllables, split out·doors·y in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outdoorsy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outdoorsy
- outdoorsier comparative
- outdoorsiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outdoorsy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalAssociated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life.
Fly-fishing is on the brink of becoming to ex-hipsters what golf has been to the World War Two-ers. 'Cause think about it. It's cheaper, it's outdoorsier, it's less exclusive, it's less bourgeois.
- 2
informalFond of the outdoors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outdoorsy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | naturverbunden, naturorientiert, Natur-, Frischluft- , naturliebend |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does outdoorsy come from?
From outdoors + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).