context

context

noun

Definition of CONTEXT

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded <in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans>

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