outing
/'autiɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A short trip or excursion taken for pleasure or recreation: An "outing" typically refers to a brief journey or social activity, often outdoors, undertaken for enjoyment, leisure, or a special purpose.
- A public appearance or participation in an event, especially one that reveals a personal characteristic or affiliation: In modern usage, "outing" can also refer to the act of making public a fact, especially about a person's sexual orientation, that was previously private or secret.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Trip/Excursion):
- The company organized a team outing to the botanical gardens.
- Our family outing to the beach was spoiled by the rain.
- Noun (Public Disclosure):
- The journalist was criticized for the outing of the celebrity.
- He feared the outing of his political views to his conservative family.
Advanced Usage
- "A day out": This phrase is a close synonym for "outing" in its recreational sense, emphasizing a day spent away from home.
- We're planning a day out in the countryside.
- "To be on an outing": Describes the state of participating in such a trip.
- The children are on a school outing to the museum.
Variants and Related Words
- Out (verb, adjective, adverb, preposition): The base word, with many meanings including moving outside or being revealed.
- Outdoors (noun/adverb): Refers to the open air or outside environment, which is often the setting for an outing.
Synonyms
- Excursion: A short journey or trip, especially one taken for leisure.
- Trip: A journey or excursion, often for a specific purpose.
- Jaunt: A short excursion for pleasure.
Related Phrases
- Family outing: A trip or activity undertaken by a family unit.
- Sunday is usually reserved for a family outing.
- School outing: An educational or recreational trip organized by a school.
- The school outing to the science center was very informative.
Idioms
- A day's outing: An idiom emphasizing an outing that lasts for a full day.
- Fishing by the lake made for a perfect day's outing.
Noun
- a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
- a journey taken for pleasure
- many summer excursions to the shore
- it was merely a pleasure trip
- after cautious sashays into the field