environment

1. The totality of surrounding conditions (synset 113957629)
   "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
   is a type of: situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
   subtypes:

   • circumstance, context, setting - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
   • ecology - the environment as it relates to living organisms
   • background, scope, setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists
   • home - an environment offering affection and security
   • milieu, surroundings - the environmental condition
   • area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere - a particular environment or walk of life
   • street - the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
2. The area in which something exists or lives (synset 108584764)
   "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
   is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   subtypes:

   • ambiance, ambience - the atmosphere of an environment
   • medium - the surrounding environment
   • scene, setting - the context and environment in which something is set
   • element - the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
   • habitat, home ground - the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
   • melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
   • parts - the local environment
   same as: environs, surround, surroundings

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