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environment

  • noun
  • /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹə.mənt/

The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.

Other meanings

  1. The natural world or ecosystem.

  2. All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.

Related words

  • agroenvironment
  • cryoenvironment
  • environmetrics
  • photoenvironment
  • socioenvironment
  • antienvironment
  • bioenvironment
  • cyberenvironment
  • ecoenvironment
  • geoenvironment
  • hydroenvironment
  • macroenvironment

Example sentences

  • “Identity is shaped by history and environment.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Consider the environment you've created.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Middle French "environnement".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “environment” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.