climes
Lands with weathers
Climes is a literary or poetic word for regions or climates, typically referring to distant or different places: She dreamed of escaping to sunnier climes.
The word almost always appears in the plural and often carries a sense of elsewhere—warmer climes, foreign climes, distant climes.
It's the kind of word travel writing reaches for.
Of Earth's central line
- jungleDense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- humidContaining much moisture
lush · steamy · sultry · sweltering · balmy · torrid · verdant · exotic
Of extreme northern cold
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
aurora · blizzard · frostbite · icebound · subarctic · frigid · frozen · snowbound
Geographic or personal freedom
- zoneBounded area designation
- beltStrap securing trousers
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- localeSpecific place or area
terrain · geography · distant · foreign · far-flung · native · homeland · shores
Moderate in intensity
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- continentalOf a continent
oceanic · spring · autumn · changeable · variable · pleasant · agreeable · livable
To leave behind completely
- dryFree from moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- scorchedBurned on surface
- sun-bakedDried by prolonged heat
dusty · barren · drought · oasis · dunes · Saharan · Arabian · Mojave
equatorial
Of Earth's central line
- jungleDense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
humid · lush · steamy · sultry · sweltering · balmy · torrid · verdant · exotic · Caribbean
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
permafrost · aurora · blizzard · frostbite · icebound · subarctic · frigid · frozen · snowbound · northern
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
- zoneBounded area designation
- beltStrap securing trousers
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
locale · terrain · geography · distant · foreign · far-flung · native · homeland · shores · lands
mild
Moderate in intensity
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
continental · oceanic · spring · autumn · changeable · variable · pleasant · agreeable · livable · hospitable
desert
To leave behind completely
sun-baked · dusty · barren · drought · oasis · dunes · Saharan · Arabian · Mojave · outback
atmospheric
Of the air above
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- meteorologicalOf weather science
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
rainfall · sunshine · overcast · stormy · windy · cloudy · rainy · snowy · foggy · misty
- 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
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