atmosphere

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The air in a particular place.
  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.
  6. (uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.

Synonyms

air
A2
sky
B1
environment
B2
ambience
26k
ambiance
34k
climate
C1
firmament
38k
aura
C2
mood
B1

atmospheric state

ether
C2
surroundings
C2
situation
A2
manners
B2
space
A2
weather
B1
milieu
42k
spirit
B1
tone
B2
feeling
A1
sentiment
C2
atm
C2
🏧
setting
B2

standard atmosphere

standard pressure

atmos
feel
A1
midair
33k
morale
C1
neighborhood
B1
nothingness
20k
outer space
outskirt
place
A1
scenery
C1
sphere
C2
spice
C1
stratosphere
32k
surface
B1
taste
B1
troposphere
undercurrent
vicinity
C2
welkin
wind
A2
zest
25k

hidden meaning

upper atmosphere

starry-sky

gaseous envelope

Translations

atmosphère
Atmosphäre
atmósfera
atmosfera
atmosfera

ατμόσφαιρα

atmosfeer
atmosfera
ambiance
air
ambiente
Stimmung

atmosfèra

dampkring
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæt.məsˌfɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology

Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- + -sphere.

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