dehors

English

Etymology

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French dehorsbor.

English dehors

Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”).

Noun

dehors

1. (fortification) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.

Preposition

dehors

1. (archaic, law) Outside of; without or not related to

   dehors the agreement/record/treaty/will etc.

References

• “dehors”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Rohdes, hordes, Sherod, shoder, shored, Rhodes, reshod, horsed

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dehors, defors, from Old French defors, from Vulgar Latin dē forīs, from Latin dē + forīs (“outdoors”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.ɔʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Adverb

dehors

1. outside

   Antonym: dedans

   Le spectacle se déroule dehors, et c’est gratuit.

   The show will take place outside, and it's free.

Noun

dehors m (uncountable)

1. outside

   Antonym: dedans

Derived terms

• à coucher dehors
• à ne pas mettre un chat dehors
• à ne pas mettre un chien dehors
• en dehors
• en dehors de
• hors
• mettre le nez dehors
• mettre le pied dehors
• toutes voiles dehors

Preposition

dehors

1. outside; outside of

   Antonym: dedans

Further reading

• “dehors”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• Rhodes

Middle French

Alternative forms

• defors

Etymology

From Old French defors.

Adverb

dehors

1. outside

Descendants

• French: dehors