open air

noun
the outdoors.

Origin:
1520–30

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o·pen-air

[oh-puhn-air]
adjective
existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.

Origin:
1820–30

o·pen-air·ish, adjective
o·pen-air·ish·ness, noun
o·pen-air·ness, noun
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open air
 
n
a.  the place or space where the air is unenclosed; the outdoors
 b.  (as modifier): an open-air concert

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Example sentences
But finally he grasped what sport and the open air meant to his sons, and
  helped them to the extent of paying for their equipment.
Polymers can be processed in less stringent conditions--at room temperature and
  in the open air.
There is an inexpressible charm in thus living in the open air.
The rooftop is open air in the summer months and fully enclosed in the winter
  months.
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