clime

clime

noun

Definition of CLIME

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded <a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city>

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

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