Climate

Quick meaning: Climate is a noun meaning (figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.

Meaning

(figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.

More Meanings

1. (poetic, obsolete) To dwell.
2. The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
3. (obsolete) An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
4. (obsolete) A region of the Earth.

Example Sentences

And the effects from climate change are already extreme.

The blessed gods / Purge all infection from our air whilst you / Do climate here!

Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.

This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security.

Word Forms

• climates
• climating
• climated

Synonyms for climate

Depending on context, synonyms include mood, clime.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clime, mood, meteorological, weather, climatology, atmosphere.

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