environmental

US /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/ UK /ɪnˌvaɪ.ɹə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/ See IPA manual

Freq #7974

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the natural world and its protection from harm.

Environmental pollution is a serious problem in big cities.
2

adj
Relating to the surroundings or conditions in which something exists.

Environmental factors such as noise can affect how well you sleep.

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Word family

Derived forms agro-environmentalantienvironmentalbioenvironmentalcoenvironmentalenvironmentalism environmentalist environmentallygeoenvironmentalhydroenvironmentalmacroenvironmentalmicroenvironmentalmultienvironmental

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environmental pollution
contamination that harms the air, water, land, or living surroundings

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From environment + -al.

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Describing Qualities

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# environmental

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌvaɪ.ɹə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/
**Frequency rank:** 7974

## Meanings
1. Relating to the natural world and its protection from harm.
2. Relating to the surroundings or conditions in which something exists.

## Examples
- Environmental pollution is a serious problem in big cities.
- Environmental factors such as noise can affect how well you sleep.

## Derived Forms
- agro-environmental
- antienvironmental
- bioenvironmental
- coenvironmental
- environmentalism
- environmentalist
- environmentally
- geoenvironmental
- hydroenvironmental
- macroenvironmental
- microenvironmental
- multienvironmental

## Etymology
From environment + -al.

## AI Etymology
Environmental is formed from environment + -al. In current use, the main senses are “Relating to the natural world and its protection from harm” and “Relating to the surroundings or conditions in which something exists”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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