CLIMATE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the dank climate of southern Wales
    • plants from a cold clime travel best in winter
    Hypernyms(s) climate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the prevailing psychological state
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the climate of opinion
    • the national mood had changed radically since the last election
    Hypernyms(s) climate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower