outdoor patio

Open-air seating area

An outdoor patio is a paved area adjacent to a building, used for dining, lounging, or entertaining.

The phrase is technically redundant—patios are by definition outdoors—but appears frequently in real estate listings and restaurant descriptions to emphasize the open-air setting: The restaurant has an outdoor patio with string lights.

Related

barbecue · al fresco dining · cushions · pergola · wicker · sunlight · furniture · lounging · drinks · iced tea · entertaining · garden party · shade · lanterns · tiki torch · citronella candle · string lights · breeze

Categories
Opposites
enclosure/exposure

outdoor patioenclosed porch

Sheltered outdoor-adjacent room

sunroom · conservatory · solarium · Florida room · greenhouse

interior vs. exterior location

outdoor patioliving room

Home's social space

den · family room · great room · parlor · sitting room

Family

outdoor, patio, door, outdoors, doors, doored, doorway, doorways, patios

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G