Dictionary

environment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹən.mənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɚn.mənt/ (General-American)
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• /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹə.mənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɚ.mənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle French environnement. Compare French environnement. By surface analysis, environ + -ment.

Meanings

1. The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
   • What was seen from the top down, as a large environment with many difficult trade-offs, is instead seen from the bottom up--as 10 million microenvironments, each to be regulated in its own right. It is this inversion of perspective that distinguishes microgovernment from other kinds of regulation, and that accounts for its often-bizarre behavior. 1998 September 19, Jonathan Rauch, “Tunnel Vision: The Dawn of Microgovernment”, in National Journal, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2012:
2. The natural world or ecosystem.
   • It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment. 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
3. All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
4. A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
5. The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
   • That program uses the Microsoft Windows environment.
6. The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
7. The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.

Forms

Deriveds

bioenvironment (With prefixes) · space environment (Compound words and phrases) · cyberenvironment (With prefixes) · cryoenvironment (With prefixes) · environment mapping (Compound words and phrases) · agroenvironment (With prefixes) · environment division (Compound words and phrases) · photoenvironment (With prefixes) · environmentology (With suffixes) · environment variable (Compound words and phrases) · environment-friendly (Compound words and phrases) · work environment (Compound words and phrases) · subenvironment (With prefixes) · socioenvironment (With prefixes) · nanoenvironment (With prefixes) · environmentability (With suffixes) · environmental storytelling (Compound words and phrases) · hydroenvironment (With prefixes) · environmetrics (With prefixes) · ecoenvironment (With prefixes) · microenvironment (With prefixes) · built environment (Compound words and phrases) · geoenvironment (With prefixes) · working environment (Compound words and phrases) · antienvironment (With prefixes) · macroenvironment (With prefixes) · paleoenvironment (With prefixes) · multienvironment (With prefixes) · desktop environment (Compound words and phrases) · player versus environment (Compound words and phrases) · hostile environment (Compound words and phrases) · environmental (With suffixes)

Descendants

envaironmen

Relateds

environmentalism · environmentalist · environ

Synonyms

surrounding · umbworld · domain · ecosystem

Translations (246)

sh ekosústav (natural world or ecosystem) · cmn 環境 /环境 (natural world or ecosystem) · tg муҳит (area around something) · sv miljö (natural world or ecosystem) · ka გარემო (natural world or ecosystem) · vi môi trường (natural world or ecosystem) · et keskkond (natural world or ecosystem) · hi पर्यावरण (area around something) · fy miljeu (natural world or ecosystem) · gl medio ambiente (natural world or ecosystem) · el περιβάλλον (natural world or ecosystem) · th สภาพแวดล้อม (area around something) · sh òkolina (area around something) · ro ambient (area around something) · fi ympäristö (software or hardware on a computer) · nl omgeving (software or hardware on a computer) · ur قُدْرَتی ماحَول (natural world or ecosystem) · fi ympäristö (political or social setting, arena or condition) · es naturaleza (natural world or ecosystem) · az ətraf mühit (natural world or ecosystem) · is umhverfi (area around something) · el περιβάλλον (area around something) · es medioambiente (natural world or ecosystem) · yue 環境 /环境 (natural world or ecosystem) · ht anviwònman (natural world or ecosystem) · mk животна средина (natural world or ecosystem) · de Umwelt (natural world or ecosystem) · lt aplinka (area around something) · de Umgebung (software or hardware on a computer) · hy շրջապատ (area around something) · sh okružénje (political or social setting, arena or condition) · sw mazingira (area around something) · es sistema operativo (software or hardware on a computer) · de Umfeld (political or social setting, arena or condition) · nl omgeving (area around something) · mi taiao (area around something) · he סְבִיבָה (natural world or ecosystem) · ro climat (political or social setting, arena or condition) · th สิ่งแวดล้อม (natural world or ecosystem) · hu környezet (area around something) · cs životní prostředí (natural world or ecosystem) · nl milieu (natural world or ecosystem) · ba тирә-яҡ (area around something) · ru окружа́ющая среда́ (area around something) · az şərait (area around something) · sl okolje (area around something) · ro mediu (area around something) · hy միջավայր (area around something) · ga timpeallacht (area around something) · ca entorn (area around something) · ar مُحِيط (area around something) · da miljø (software or hardware on a computer) · ba мөхит (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ja 環境 (area around something) · bg обстано́вка (political or social setting, arena or condition) · et keskkond (area around something) · kk айнала (area around something) · ca ambient (political or social setting, arena or condition) · pl środowisko (political or social setting, arena or condition) · sl okolica (area around something) · fr environnement (area around something) · kmr hawir (area around something) · id lingkungan (natural world or ecosystem) · sv miljö (area around something) · fa-ira مُحیط (political or social setting, arena or condition) · sv miljö (political or social setting, arena or condition) · is umhverfi (natural world or ecosystem) · ko 환경 (area around something) · uk середо́вище (area around something) · vi môi sinh (natural world or ecosystem) · af omgewing (area around something) · fa-ira پیرامون (natural world or ecosystem) · it ambiente (area around something) · pt meio (area around something) · lv dabiska vide (natural world or ecosystem) · es ambiente (area around something) · ml പരിസ്ഥിതി (natural world or ecosystem) · ca ambient (area around something) · km មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន (natural world or ecosystem) · vi môi trường (area around something) · sh òkolina (natural world or ecosystem) · ro sistem de operare (software or hardware on a computer) · sh okružénje (area around something) · sa अम्बर (area around something) · nan-hbl 環境 /环境 (natural world or ecosystem) · hu környezet (natural world or ecosystem) · cy amgylchedd (area around something) · it ambiente (natural world or ecosystem) · bg окръже́ние (area around something) · pl środowisko przyrodnicze (natural world or ecosystem) · ko 환경 (natural world or ecosystem) · el περιβάλλον (software or hardware on a computer) · hi वातावरण (area around something) · sh окруже́ње (area around something) · kk қоршаған орта (natural world or ecosystem) · sh о̀колина (area around something) · cs prostředí (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ms persekitaran (area around something) · hi प्राकृतिक पर्यावरण (natural world or ecosystem) · az mühit (area around something) · hi वातावरण (natural world or ecosystem) · fi ympäristö (natural world or ecosystem) · ro mediu (software or hardware on a computer) · vi môi trường sống (natural world or ecosystem) · pl środowisko (natural world or ecosystem) · ru конфигура́ция (software or hardware on a computer) · es medio (area around something) · ru обстано́вка (political or social setting, arena or condition) · id lingkungan (political or social setting, arena or condition) · km បរិស្ថាន (natural world or ecosystem) · ga timpeallacht (political or social setting, arena or condition) · bg око́лна среда́ (natural world or ecosystem) · km បរិយាការ (natural world or ecosystem) · cs okolí (area around something) · ru среда́ (area around something) · sk životné prostredie (natural world or ecosystem) · bcl palibot (area around something) · sh екосу́став (natural world or ecosystem) · eo medio (natural world or ecosystem) · hu környék (area around something) · ka გარემო (area around something) · uk довкі́лля (natural world or ecosystem) · uz muhit (area around something) · es clima (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ba әйләнә-тирә (area around something) · af omgewing (software or hardware on a computer) · ro ambianță (political or social setting, arena or condition) · af omgewing (political or social setting, arena or condition) · fr environnement (natural world or ecosystem) · pl środowisko (software or hardware on a computer) · ur ماحَول (area around something) · lt gamtinė aplinka (natural world or ecosystem) · ba тирә-яҡ мөхит (natural world or ecosystem) · lv vide (area around something) · gl ambiente (area around something) · de Umgebung (area around something) · ca medi (area around something) · gd àrainneachd (natural world or ecosystem) · es entorno (area around something) · ka გარემო (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ro mediu ambiant (natural world or ecosystem) · fa-ira اِجْرالان (software or hardware on a computer) · sv omgivning (area around something) · pt arredores (area around something) · ru среда́ (software or hardware on a computer) · sv ekosystem (natural world or ecosystem) · tt мохит (area around something) · ro ecosistem (natural world or ecosystem) · pt ambiente (area around something) · ja 環境 (natural world or ecosystem) · it ambiente (political or social setting, arena or condition) · sh природни околиш (natural world or ecosystem) · da miljø (natural world or ecosystem) · sh о̀колина (software or hardware on a computer) · kk төңірек (area around something) · ka გარესამყარო (area around something) · da miljø (political or social setting, arena or condition) · id lingkungan (area around something) · es programa (software or hardware on a computer) · cmn 環境 /环境 (software or hardware on a computer) · mk средина (area around something) · ar بِيئَة (natural world or ecosystem) · pt meio ambiente (natural world or ecosystem) · la circumiectum (natural world or ecosystem) · sl naravno okolje (natural world or ecosystem) · es medio (software or hardware on a computer) · te పర్యావరణం (area around something) · ru окруже́ние (political or social setting, arena or condition) · gd àrainneachd (area around something) · ru окруже́ние (area around something) · sk prostredie (area around something) · bg среда́ (political or social setting, arena or condition) · es entorno (software or hardware on a computer) · ro mediu ambiant (area around something) · ht anviwònman (area around something) · ug مۇھىت (area around something) · ja 環境 (political or social setting, arena or condition) · mt ambjent (natural world or ecosystem) · el περιβάλλον (political or social setting, arena or condition) · af omgewing (natural world or ecosystem) · es ecosistema (natural world or ecosystem) · sv natur (area around something) · sq mjedis (natural world or ecosystem) · ar بِيئَة (area around something) · be навако́льнае асяро́ддзе (natural world or ecosystem) · tg муҳити зист (natural world or ecosystem) · tr doğal çevre (natural world or ecosystem) · pon mourin sahpw (natural world or ecosystem) · ru среда́ (political or social setting, arena or condition) · hy միջավայր (political or social setting, arena or condition) · be асяро́ддзе (area around something) · nl milieu (political or social setting, arena or condition) · sh òkolina (software or hardware on a computer) · fa-ira مُحیط (area around something) · es medio ambiente (natural world or ecosystem) · pt ambiente (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ka გარემოცვა (area around something) · eo ĉirkaŭaĵo (area around something) · uk навко́лишнє середо́вище (natural world or ecosystem) · bg среда́ (area around something) · hy շրջակա միջավայր (natural world or ecosystem) · pl ekosystem (natural world or ecosystem) · ky чөйрө (area around something) · cs prostředí (software or hardware on a computer) · kmr hawirdor (area around something) · ja 環境 (software or hardware on a computer) · hi पर्यावरण (natural world or ecosystem) · sh о̀колина (natural world or ecosystem) · he סְבִיבָה (area around something) · sh окруже́ње (political or social setting, arena or condition) · lo ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ (natural world or ecosystem) · sh prirodni okoliš (natural world or ecosystem) · es ambiente (political or social setting, arena or condition) · fa-ira مُحیطِ زیسْت (natural world or ecosystem) · kk маңай (area around something) · nb miljø (area around something) · kk орта (area around something) · ba ара (area around something) · ru экосисте́ма (natural world or ecosystem) · cmn 環境 /环境 (area around something) · pt ambiente (software or hardware on a computer) · fi ympäristö (area around something) · ro mediu (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ms alam sekitar (natural world or ecosystem) · mi taiao (natural world or ecosystem) · de Umwelt (area around something) · ru окружа́ющая среда́ (natural world or ecosystem) · yi סבֿיבֿה (area around something) · da omgivelser (area around something) · et elukeskkond (natural world or ecosystem) · ko 환경 (political or social setting, arena or condition) · ca medi ambient (natural world or ecosystem) · pl środowisko (area around something) · ro ambient (political or social setting, arena or condition) · sq mjedis (area around something) · fa-ira پیرامون (area around something) · it ambiente (software or hardware on a computer) · tr çevre (area around something) · my ပတ်ဝန်းကျင် (natural world or ecosystem) · ko 환경 (software or hardware on a computer) · cs prostředí (area around something) · sv miljö (software or hardware on a computer) · ur ماحَول (natural world or ecosystem) · da miljø (area around something) · az mühit (political or social setting, arena or condition) · mi aotūroa (natural world or ecosystem)