environment as in the totality of surrounding conditions
- "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
environment as in the area in which something exists or lives
- "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
Synonyms
- environsthe area in which something exists or lives; an outer adjacent area of any place
- surroundingsthe environmental condition ; the area in which something exists or lives
- surroundthe area in which something exists or lives; extend on all sides of simultaneously; envelop completely; surround so as to force to give up; surround with a wall in order to fortify