indoors
adverb
- in a building
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɔːz/ / /ɪnˈdɔɹz/
adv
Etymology: From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors.
- Inside, into, or within a building.
“We stayed indoors to avoid the brutal heat.”
“We went indoors when it started to rain.”
noun
Etymology: From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors.
- The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.
“I prefer the indoors to the outdoors.”