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milieu

milieu

18 8.3
The social and physical surroundings where someone lives or works
  • noun
  • /mɪlˈju/
translation icon : entorno
  • The bustling city provided a vibrant milieu for artists to express their creativity.
  • cultural milieu
  • social milieu
  • academic milieu

And that's because of the milieu that Hume is in.

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Examples

  • In a supportive milieu, students can thrive academically and socially.

  • Growing up in a nurturing milieu helped shape her values and aspirations.

  • And that goes back to my larger point, the the leadership sets the milieu of whether or not it's a value or not.

  • I think that it's a, a wonderful way to package up the current milieu that you really see online.

  • All of those things combine to create a milieu for the spine and back to function at its best.

  • You need a milieu with socialites like myself.

  • Obama comes out of a milieu in which the state of Israel is seen as a horrible entity.

  • McCormick had a keen interest in and deep knowledge of his cultural milieu, especially with regard to the ethical issues.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In such a cultural milieu, ritual is everyday practice, and everyday practice becomes ritualized.

    Academic text (1992)
  • To begin to answer these questions, it is important to acknowledge the educational milieu in which affirmative action has been practiced.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

surroundings
vsmilieu
112 2.5

The area and things near a person or place

includes social relationships and cultural context not only the physical space
microclimate
vsmilieu
7.4

The social mood in a small group that affects how people feel and act

is broader and covers social and physical environment beyond small groups
microsystem
vsmilieu
  • Specialized
7.2

The close people and places that affect a person's daily life, like family and school

is wider referring to social or physical environment not limited to immediate circles

Compounds

Managing a place to change how people behave

How Broad

society
2.0
culture
3.0
environment
2.7
milieu
18 8.3
setting
317 3.2

Surface Forms

milieu singular
milieux plural

Etymology

Milieu comes from French and originally meant a 'middle place', with the French word lieu meaning 'place'. So a milieu is the social or physical setting around someone.