climate

1 a special quality or impression associated with something a new inner-city school designed to encourage a climate of learning Synonyms air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, aura, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)Related Words aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance; genius loci; feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit; attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait; color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

2 the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded it's hard to concentrate in this hectic climate Synonyms ambient, atmosphere, environment, clime, context, contexture, environs, medium, milieu, mise-en-scène, setting, surround, surroundings, terrainRelated Words location, place, position, space; backdrop, background; element; situation, status; geography, habitat; microenvironment