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A quiet environment helped the students concentrate.
What does Environment mean?
An environment is the surroundings and conditions that affect life or activity; the environment often means the natural world.
Dictionary definition
The surroundings and conditions in which a person, organism, or thing lives or operates; often, the natural world of air, water, land, plants, animals, and their relationships.
Example sentences
Environment in a sentence
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This frog needs a cool, damp environment.
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The town reduced waste to protect the natural environment.
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Practice 1
Which can be part of a classroom environment?
Environment can mean the full set of surroundings and conditions for an activity.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses the environment to mean the natural world?
The environment commonly refers collectively to the natural world.
Practice 3
A habitat focuses on where an organism lives; its ____ includes all surrounding conditions that affect it.
Environment is broader than the organism’s living place alone.
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Environment
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WordEnvironment.
Partnoun.
MeaningEnvironment means An environment is the surroundings and conditions that affect life or activity; the environment often means the natural world.
ExampleExample: A quiet environment helped the students concentrate.
Word breakdown
4 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- en · vy · ruhn · muhnt
- Strongest beat
- vy
- Ending
- muhnt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on vy.
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Synonyms
Words like Environment
surroundingsA close everyday word for what is around a person or thing.
settingA close word for the place and conditions of an activity.
natural worldA close phrase when the environment means nature as a whole.
conditionsA broader word emphasizing factors that influence life or work.
Antonym review
Does Environment have an opposite?
Environment has no precise general antonym. The learner guidance identifies useful contextual contrasts without presenting them as lexical opposites.
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Word family
Environment word family
Base word
environment
noun
environments
The plural form for different sets of surroundings.
adjective
environmental
Related to surroundings or the natural world.
adverb
environmentally
In a way related to environmental effects.
noun
environmentalist
A person who works to protect the environment.
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Hint for students
Environment can be broad: look for surrounding physical, biological, social, or operating conditions.
Common mix-up
Environment is broader than habitat and is not identical to ecosystem. Vacuum and void are not antonyms; they can themselves be environments in some contexts.
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Audit the classroom environment under four headings: physical, sensory, social, and learning conditions. Suggest one evidence-based improvement and predict its effect.
Teacher prompt
Compare a frog’s environment, a classroom environment, and the natural environment. Ask which surrounding conditions matter in each use.
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