surround

²surround

noun

Definition of SURROUND

: something (as a border or ambient environment) that surrounds <from urban centre to rural surround — Emrys Jones>

Examples of SURROUND

1. <the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him>

First Known Use of SURROUND

1893

Related to SURROUND

Synonyms: ambient, atmosphere, climate, clime, context, contexture, environs, medium, milieu, mise-en-scène, setting, environment, surroundings, terrain

Related Words: location, place, position, space; backdrop, background; element; situation, status; geography, habitat; microenvironment

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