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Definition of: environment
(in·vī′rən·mənt, -ərn-) noun
1. Whatever encompasses.
2. Biol. The aggregate of all external and internal conditions affecting the existence, growth, and welfare of organisms.
3. One's surroundings or external circumstances collectively.
4. The act of environing, or the state of being environed.
—en·vi′ron·men′tal adjective
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