environs
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
environs
- plural of environ: the environment, the surroundings.
Usage notes[edit]
The singular form environ is now regarded as archaic; environment tends to be used in its place.
Verb[edit]
environs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of environ
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
environs m pl (plural only)
- neighborhood (close proximity, particularly in reference to home)
Further reading[edit]
- “environs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.