| environmental | | |
| adj. (pertain) | 1. environmental | of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings.; "environmental factors" |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. environmental | concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment.; "environmental pollution" |
| environment | | |
| n. (state) | 1. environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| ~ circumstance, context, setting | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event.; "the historical context" |
| ~ ecology | the environment as it relates to living organisms.; "it changed the ecology of the island" |
| ~ scope, setting, background | the state of the environment in which a situation exists.; "you can't do that in a university setting" |
| ~ home | an environment offering affection and security.; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home" |
| ~ milieu, surroundings | the environmental condition. |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ street | the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction.; "she tried to keep her children off the street" |
| n. (location) | 2. environment, environs, surround, surroundings | the area in which something exists or lives.; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience | the atmosphere of an environment. |
| ~ medium | the surrounding environment.; "fish require an aqueous medium" |
| ~ setting, scene | the context and environment in which something is set.; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
| ~ element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal.; "water is the element of fishes" |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ habitat, home ground | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" |
| ~ melting pot | an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated. |
| ~ parts | the local environment.; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years" |
| surroundings | | |
| n. (state) | 1. milieu, surroundings | the environmental condition. |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
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