surroundings

/ səˈraʊndɪŋz /

plural noun

1. the conditions, scenery, etc, around a person, place, or thing; environment

Example Sentences

However, humans also benefit directly from having a wide range of plant and animal life in their surroundings.

From Science Daily

“Why do only rich people have the right to have a beautiful house, beautiful surroundings?”

From Los Angeles Times

The series hoped to be a public service for farmers, with gentle storylines that brought urban listeners into rural surroundings – almost as if they were eavesdropping on farmers and their wives.

From BBC

Pro tip: Leave the pier and its immediate surroundings to the out-of-towners and channel your pedestrian energy on the less-trafficked, local parts of town.

From Los Angeles Times

Baby Ken has also been affected and is having difficulties sleeping in his confusing new surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ambience
• atmosphere
• background
• climate
• environment
• environs
• location
• milieu
• mise en scène
• neighborhood
• setting