Environment

| ɪnˈvʌɪrənm(ə)nt | or | ɛnˈvʌɪrənm(ə)nt |

Definition

• noun
  • the surroundings or condition in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
    • [usu. with modifier] the setting or conditions in which a particular activity is carried on
    • [with modifier] (Computing) the overall structure within which a user, computer, or program operates
  • (‘the environment’) the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity

Etymology

Late 16th century: environ (“surround”, from Middle English envirounen, from Old French environner, derivative of environ [“around”]) + ment

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: lingkungan, suasana
• بهاس ملايو:
  • ليڠكوڠن (lingkungan)
• Cebuano: kalikopan
• Deutsch: die Umwelt
• Español: el entorno, el ambiente
• Filipino: kapaligiran
• Français: l’environnement, l‘ambience (fem.)
• 한국어: 환경 (hwangyeong)
• Italiano: il ambiente, le condizioni
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: បរិស្ថាន (bristhean)
• Latino: environment
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်
• 日本語: 環境 (かんきょう)
• ພາສາລາວ: ສະພາບແວດລ້ອມ (saphabaeuadlom)
• ภาษาไทย: สิ่งแวดล้อม (S̄ìngwædl̂xm)
• தமிழ்: சூழல் (cūḻal)
• Tiếng Việt: môi trường
• 中文: 環境 / 环境 (huánjìng)