Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
environs — See environment, environs … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
environment — See environment, environs … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Environment — En*vi ron*ment, n. [Cf. F. environnement.] 1. Act of environing; state of being environed. [1913 Webster] 2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
environment — I noun atmosphere, aura, circumstances, context, environs, locality, milieu, situation, surroundings II index atmosphere, climate, locality, location, situation … Law dictionary
environment — [n] surroundings, atmosphere ambiance, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, encompassment, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods*, neighborhood, purlieus … New thesaurus
environs — index confines, environment, locality, region, section (vicinity), site, territory, vicinity … Law dictionary
environs — meaning ‘the surrounding area of a place’, is a plural noun and should be pronounced in viy rǝnz, with the same pattern as in environment … Modern English usage
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
environment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Surrounding things or conditions Nouns 1. environment, encompassment, circumjacence, circumference; atmosphere, ambience, aura, medium, surroundings (see circumstance); environs, outposts, outskirts,… … English dictionary for students
Environment (biophysical) — The biophysical environment is the symbiosis between the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and include all variables that comprise the Earth s biosphere. In other contexts environment may also be used to… … Wikipedia
