clime
Region's atmospheric character
Clime is a literary or poetic word for climate or region, typically used to evoke a particular atmosphere or character of a place.
It appears most often in the plural: travelers from distant climes, the sunny climes of the Mediterranean.
The word suggests not just weather patterns but the broader feel of a locale—its warmth, its character, its foreignness or familiarity.
Toward the top
- southernToward the sunbelt
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
alpine · coastal · Mediterranean · continental · maritime · insular · highland · lowland
Mild, avoiding extremes
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- mildModerate in intensity
- balmyMildly warm, soothing
frigid · arid · humid · sunny · rainy · wintry · stormy · sultry
northern
Toward the top
- southernToward the sunbelt
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- polarOf extreme latitudes
arctic · alpine · coastal · Mediterranean · continental · maritime · insular · highland · lowland · desert
temperate
Mild, avoiding extremes
balmy · frigid · arid · humid · sunny · rainy · wintry · stormy · sultry · clement
poetic
Of or like verse
sky · air · ether · romantic · verse · Keats · Shelley · ode · pastoral · idyllic
emigrate
Leave for another country
snowbird · escape · seek · settle · destination · expatriate · seasonal · wintering · summering · refuge
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- climate agreementsMultinational pollution reduction pacts
- climate effectsResults of atmospheric changes
- northern climateCold high-latitude weather patterns
- climate controlRegulating indoor temperature
- warm climateRegion with high temperatures
climate, climax, climates, climatic, microclimate, climatology, climate's, microclimates, climatically