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ympäristö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambient adj Surrounding or existing on all sides; relating to the immediate environment.
  • environ adv In the neighbourhood; around.
  • environment noun The natural world, including land, water, air, and living things.
  • environmental adjective Relating to the natural world or its protection.
  • ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
  • locality noun A particular area or neighbourhood, especially one being discussed for its own character.
  • milieu noun The physical or social environment surrounding someone; their surroundings or setting.
  • nature noun The physical world and everything in it — plants, animals, landscapes, and natural forces — as distinct from human-made things.
  • neighborhood noun A district within a town or city, especially one where people live.
  • surrounding noun An area or environment close to or around something.
  • surroundings noun The area, objects, and conditions around a person or place; an environment.

Senses

ympäristö is used for these senses in English:

  • ambient Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
  • environ (archaic, except, in plural, formal, also, figuratively) A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
  • environmental Pertaining to the environment.
  • ground Background, context, framework, surroundings.
  • locality The features or surroundings of a particular place.
  • milieu (specifically) A social environment or setting.
  • mise en scène Physical environment; surroundings.
  • nature (uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

ambient — full definition

  1. adj Surrounding or existing on all sides; relating to the immediate environment.
  2. noun A genre of atmospheric, often beatless music designed to create a calm mood.

environ — full definition

  1. adv In the neighbourhood; around.
  2. adv Almost, nearly.

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