2 meanings
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1 —as in:
the environmental movement
Definition
the natural world (air, water, land, life) — often used in reference to the impact of human technology- She made the environment the top concern in her speech and warned against spoiling the earth.
environment = the natural world
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Her lecture is on energy and the environment.
- I am researching the environmental impact of electric cars.
- The Broarwood Nature Reserve, as you know, is dedicated to preserving our natural resources and the environment.R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
- His advisers, who had updates on infrastructure and some environmental concerns, were seated to one side, and the camera cut to show them.Kiera Cass -- The Selection
- THE ENVIRONMENT, he wrote on the chalkboard, and added: OUR WORLD!R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
- "So, what are some really important things?" he asked us. ... FAMILY. PARENTS. PETS.
One girl called out: "The environment!"R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
environment = the natural world
environmental = relating to the natural world
environment = the natural world
environmental = related to the natural world
environment = the natural world
environment = the natural world
2 —as in:
her family environment
Definition
surrounding conditionsin various senses, including:
- conditions in a location or geographic area — as in "the desert environment"
- conditions that affect a particular activity — as in "the learning environment"
- conditions that create a certain mood — as in "a competitive environment," or "a romantic environment,"
- conditions that impact a particular computer system, subsystem, or program — as in "the Windows environment"
- Cactus survives in the harsh desert environment.
environment = surrounding conditions
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- We create a supportive environment where it's safe to take chances.
- She does well in a competitive environment.
- It's not a good environment for raising children.
- The company provides a comfortable working environment.
- The program is optimized for the Windows environment.
- Numerous environmental factors can impact expression of the gene.
- The home environment can undo a lot you try to do at school.Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451
- The desert is the environment of revelation, genetically and physiologically alien, sensorily austere, esthetically abstract, historically inimical....Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- He learn new social life, new environment of old ways, the politics, the law, the finance, the science, the habit of a new land and a new people who have come to be since he was.Bram Stoker -- Dracula
environment = surrounding conditions
environment = surrounding conditions
environment = surrounding conditions
environment = surrounding conditions