environment

environment

noun

Definition of ENVIRONMENT

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded <the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers>

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