clime

noun

ˈklīm 

: climate

traveled to warmer climes

Synonyms

• ambient
• atmosphere
• climate
• context
• contexture
• environment
• environs
• medium
• milieu
• mise-en-scène
• setting
• surround
• surroundings
• terrain

Examples of clime in a Sentence

a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city

Recent Examples on the Web

In front of the treadmill, people have taped scenes from more temperate climes—ones with trees and flowers. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

Here's to cooler climes and simpler times, that may or may not be on the horizon. —Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024

Even into the 1950s, kids living in snowbound American climes might find an orange — one solitary, precious orange — sagging in the toe of their Christmas stocking. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024

And when taken back to the laboratory in warmer climes, sample ALH84001 was examined under an electron scanning microscope and initially thought to have embedded morphologies that resembled microfossils. —Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin clima

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

clime

noun

ˈklīm 

: climate sense 1a