circumambient
encompassing; surrounding; enveloping: circumambient gloom.
Origin of circumambient
1Other words from circumambient
- cir·cum·am·bi·ence, cir·cum·am·bi·en·cy, noun
- cir·cum·am·bi·ent·ly, adverb
Words Nearby circumambient
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How to use circumambient in a sentence
“He knows it,” shouted Aristide with a delighted gesture which nearly cast Jean to the circumambient geese.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeAs well as being green itself, it tinges the circumambient atmosphere with green.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasTheir God is invisible; he is a universal spirit, like this circumambient air; of no form, dwelling in no place.
Aurelian | William WareFew miles off, on the other side of the Moldau;—of unknown strength, hidden in the circumambient clouds of Pandours.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThat must be a pernicious agitation of the circumambient atmosphere, which conduces not to the benefit of any individual.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for circumambient
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbɪənt) /
surrounding
Origin of circumambient
1Derived forms of circumambient
- circumambience or circumambiency, noun
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