CEFR C2

milieu

noun

Meaning

The social, cultural, or physical environment in which a person lives or operates.

Examples

He struggled to adapt to the competitive milieu of the corporate world.
The novel provides a vivid depiction of the 19th-century Parisian intellectual milieu.

Synonyms: setting, background, environment, sphere

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milieu (C2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːljɜː/

Definition

The social, cultural, or physical environment in which a person lives or operates.

Examples

He struggled to adapt to the competitive milieu of the corporate world.
The novel provides a vivid depiction of the 19th-century Parisian intellectual milieu.
Moving to a new city often requires adjusting to an entirely different social milieu.

Synonyms of milieu

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Antonyms of milieu

Words with the opposite meaning to milieu:

isolation

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