surroundings /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/ noun[plural only]2 •The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.His tall, gaunt, stringy figure is insensible to fatigue, and his dry, half-sarcastic, and often wholly unsympathetic manner is uninfluenced by any change in his surroundings. — 1912 •All parts of the universe that are not within the thermodynamic system of interest.
