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Pronunciation:
[ ɛnvˈa͡ɪɹənz], [ ɛnvˈaɪɹənz], [ ɛ_n_v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_n_z]
Environs are the areas that lie close to a particular location or surrounding. Synonyms for environs include vicinage, perimeter, fringe, periphery, outskirts, confines, and boundary. As such, these words describe the outer edge or border of a location or place. The term vicinity is often used interchangeably with environs and denotes the nearby area around a specific place. The boundary refers to the line or limit that defines the extent of a specified area. Similarly, periphery refers to the outer edge or the furthest point of an area. Outskirts and fringe often refer to the outer or remote areas beyond the central location, while confines denote the boundaries of an area.
Related words: environs, environment, environment change, environmental change, environmental conditions, environmental problems
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Synonyms for Environs:
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n.
• boundary • compass • confines • ecosystem • environment • environments • grounds • locality • location • neighborhood • outskirts • region • suburb • surroundings • vicinity Other synonyms:
- locality .
Other relevant words:
- Areas ,
- Banlieue ,
- Beside ,
- Circumambient ,
- Circumstanced ,
- Compasses ,
- Contexture ,
- LAPS ,
- Nighness ,
- Polishes ,
- Purlieu ,
- Telephones ,
- accomplishes ,
- acreage ,
- air space ,
- airspace ,
- alentours ,
- almost ,
- alongside ,
- altogether ,
- ambiance ,
- ambient ,
- ambit ,
- approach ,
- approximately ,
- approximation ,
- area ,
- around ,
- assails ,
- assaults ,
- at close quarters ,
- at one's elbow ,
- at one's feet ,
- at the threshold ,
- atmosphere ,
- attacks ,
- back ,
- backdrop ,
- background ,
- backwards ,
- backyard ,
- bands ,
- belt ,
- beset ,
- besiege ,
- besieges ,
- border ,
- borderland ,
- borderlands ,
- borders ,
- boundary ,
- bounds ,
- broadly ,
- calls ,
- chiefly ,
- circle ,
- circles ,
- circuit ,
- circularly ,
- circulates ,
- circumambiencies ,
- circumference ,
- circumjacencies ,
- circumnavigates ,
- circumscribe ,
- circumscribes ,
- circumstances ,
- circumvents ,
- claim ,
- climate ,
- clime ,
- cloisters ,
- closeness ,
- commonly ,
- compass ,
- comprehensive ,
- comprehensively ,
- conditions ,
- confine ,
- confines ,
- conservancy ,
- constrain ,
- contain ,
- contains ,
- context ,
- continental shelf ,
- convergence ,
- corridor ,
- country ,
- department ,
- district ,
- division ,
- domain ,
- echoes ,
- ecosystem ,
- element ,
- embarrasses ,
- embraces ,
- encircle ,
- encircles ,
- enclose ,
- encloses ,
- enclosure ,
- encompass ,
- encompasses ,
- entourage ,
- envelops ,
- environ ,
- environmental ,
- everywhere ,
- fences ,
- finite ,
- foreground ,
- frame ,
- frequently ,
- fringes ,
- generally ,
- generically ,
- gestalt ,
- girdle ,
- girdles ,
- girths ,
- going on ,
- ground ,
- habitat ,
- habitually ,
- heartland ,
- hereabouts ,
- hidebound ,
- hinterland ,
- hither and thither ,
- holds ,
- home ,
- illiberal ,
- immediacy ,
- immediate foreground ,
- in a circle ,
- in circles ,
- in juxtaposition ,
- in the way ,
- inclose ,
- inclusive ,
- intends ,
- involve ,
- knells ,
- land ,
- limit ,
- limited ,
- limits ,
- location ,
- medium ,
- milieu ,
- mounting ,
- narrow-minded ,
- near ,
- nearly ,
- nearness ,
- neighbourhood ,
- normally ,
- not far from ,
- obtains ,
- offshore rights ,
- ordinarily ,
- outpost ,
- outposts ,
- outskirts ,
- overwhelm ,
- palisades ,
- parochial ,
- part ,
- parts ,
- peals ,
- perimeter ,
- periphery ,
- phones ,
- place ,
- placement ,
- popularly ,
- premises ,
- presses ,
- propinquity ,
- province ,
- proximity ,
- purlieus ,
- quarter ,
- regularly ,
- resounds ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- restricts ,
- reverberates ,
- rings ,
- roughly ,
- roundly ,
- rounds ,
- rural ,
- salient ,
- scene ,
- scenery ,
- section ,
- setting ,
- side by side ,
- sieges ,
- site ,
- situation ,
- smothers ,
- snipes ,
- soil ,
- space ,
- sphere ,
- stage set ,
- stage setting ,
- suburban ,
- suburbia ,
- suburbs ,
- surround ,
- surrounds ,
- terrain ,
- territory ,
- tete-a-tete ,
- thereabouts ,
- three-mile limit ,
- touching ,
- twelve-mile limit ,
- under one's nose ,
- universally ,
- vicinage ,
- walls ,
- whereabouts ,
- within earshot ,
- wreathes ,
- yardarm to yardarm ,
- zone .
- Abuttal ,
- BURB ,
- Extremities ,
- MERES ,
- Mete ,
- abuttals ,
- adjacencies ,
- adjacency ,
- ballpark ,
- ballparks ,
- borderlines ,
- burbs ,
- contiguities ,
- contiguity ,
- ecological community ,
- encompassment ,
- environment ,
- extent ,
- extremity ,
- geographic area ,
- geographic region ,
- geographical area ,
- geographical region ,
- horizons ,
- line of demarcation ,
- neighborhood ,
- outlying area ,
- precinct ,
- pretty near ,
- realms ,
- residential area ,
- restrictions ,
- slub ,
- slubs ,
- stomping ground ,
- stomping grounds ,
- suburbias ,
- terminal ,
- vicinages ,
- vicinity .
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How to use "Environs" in context?
The surrounding environment is one of the most important factors in our quality of life. In close quarters, we develop relationships with our fellow citizens and the natural environment. Out in the open, we witness the variety of plant and animal life, the beauty of mountains and valleys, and the power of the sun and wind. The environment both encourages and limits our personality and our physical abilities.
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Equivalence
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Noun, plural
surroundings.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Noun, plural
Areas, Environments, Neighborhoods, lands, margins, neighbors, outbuildings, neighbours, neighbourhoods.
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Noun, plural
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n.
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