atmosphere

Noun

• a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
  • an air of mystery
    
  • the house had a neglected air
    
  • an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters
    
  • the place had an aura of romance
    

• the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

• the weather or climate at some place
  • the atmosphere was thick with fog
    

• the mass of air surrounding the Earth
  • there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere
    
  • it was exposed to the air
    

• a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

• a particular environment or surrounding influence
  • there was an atmosphere of excitement
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  air , aura , atmospheric state , standard atmosphere , atm , standard pressure , ambiance , ambience