Surroundings - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈraʊndɪŋz|  American pronunciation of the word surroundings
Brit.  |səˈraʊndɪŋz|  British pronunciation of the word surroundings

noun

- the environmental condition (syn: milieu)
- the area in which something exists or lives (syn: environment, environs, surround)

Extra examples

...we relaxed and forgot our worries for a while in the plush surroundings of the hotel...

I have now received particulars of the death from the immediate surroundings of the King.

Her cheerful mood stands in sharp contrast to her dreary surroundings.

The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings.

He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.

...refections at the monastery are as spartan as the surroundings...

...she was unaccustomed to living in such silken surroundings...

I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.

You can dine in elegant surroundings.

People who can exercise some control over their surroundings feel less anxious.

It was a relief to be back in familiar surroundings.

She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.

We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings

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