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- Dictionaryen·vi·ron·ment/ənˈvīrə(n)m(ə)nt/
noun
- 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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B1. the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live: Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect on the environment. We're not doing enough to protect the environment from pollution. Fewer examples. The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment.
: the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (such as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival. b. : the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community. 3.
Environment definition: the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. . See examples of ENVIRONMENT used in a sentence.
Environment generally refers to your surroundings. If something is good for the environment, it is beneficial to the complex system of plant and animal life, water and air on Earth. An environment need not be so large, however. The environment of your living room means the tables, chairs and decor that are in the room.
4 meanings: 1. external conditions or surroundings, esp those in which people live or work 2. ecology the external surroundings.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of environment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. 1855. The division of the environment [sc. of a plant] into two halves, soil and air.
