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- 1. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates: "survival in an often hostile environment" Similar
- 2. the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity: "the impact of pesticides on the environment" Similar
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The meaning of ENVIRONMENT is the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. How to use environment in a sentence. Meanings of Environment Synonym Discussion of Environment.
ENVIRONMENT definition: 1. the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live: 2. the conditions…. Learn more.
noun. external conditions or surroundings, esp those in which people live or work. ecology the external surroundings in which a plant or animal lives, which tend to influence its development and behaviour. the state of being environed; encirclement.
Definitions of environment. noun. the totality of surrounding conditions. “he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room” see more. noun. the area in which something exists or lives. synonyms: environs, surround, surroundings. see more. noun. (with 'the') the natural physical world including plants, animals, landscapes, etc.
4 meanings: 1. external conditions or surroundings, esp those in which people live or work 2. ecology the external surroundings.... Click for more definitions.
ENVIRONMENT meaning: 1 : the conditions that surround someone or something the conditions and influences that affect the growth, health, progress, etc., of someone or something; 2 : the natural world.
Definition of environment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ENVIRONMENT definition: 1. the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live: 2. the situation that you live…. Learn more.
noun. /ɪnˈvaɪərnmənt/ , /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ [countable] the conditions that affect the behavior and development of someone or something; the physical conditions that someone or something exists in a pleasant working/learning environment An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behavior.
The physical surroundings or conditions in which a person or other organism lives, develops, etc., or in which a thing exists; the external conditions in general affecting the life, existence, or properties of an organism or object. The division of the environment [sc. of a plant] into two halves, soil and air.
