milieus
Cultural atmosphere contexts
Milieus is the plural of milieu—a social environment or setting that shapes character and behavior.
The word comes from French and retains a somewhat formal or literary flavor: the artistic milieus of 1920s Paris, criminal milieus.
The alternative plural milieus is more common in English than the French-style milieux, though both are correct.
Rear stage scenery
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- ambianceMood of surroundings
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- surroundingsArea around something
environment · locale · landscape · urban · rural · suburban · domestic · institutional
Collective of connected people
- networkInterconnected system
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- cliquesExclusive social groups
relationships · cohesion · dynamics · interaction · peer · professional · upper-class · working-class
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
artistic · bohemian · intellectual · literary · avant-garde · academia · cosmopolitan · multiculturalism
backdrop
Rear stage scenery
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- ambianceMood of surroundings
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
surroundings · environment · locale · landscape · urban · rural · suburban · domestic · institutional · corporate
community
Collective of connected people
- networkInterconnected system
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
cliques · relationships · cohesion · dynamics · interaction · peer · professional · upper-class · working-class · elite
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
counterculture · artistic · bohemian · intellectual · literary · avant-garde · academia · cosmopolitan · multiculturalism · diversity
milieusvacuums
Spaces without matter
voids · isolation · emptiness · nothingness · nowhere
milieusisolation
Complete separation from others
seclusion · solitude · detachment · disconnection · alienation
- cultural milieuSurrounding societal environment
- social milieuSurrounding cultural environment