Climate ˈklaɪmət Current Move Region Noun Tropical/Warm/Mild/Temperate/Cold Harsh

• a tropical/warm/mild/temperate/cold climate
• the harsh climate of the arctic regions
• they wanted to move to a warmer climate.
• little grows in such a dry climate.

climate

1. the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place
• SEE ALSO continental climate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/continental-climate
• a tropical/warm/mild/temperate/cold climate
• the harsh climate of the Arctic regions

Extra Examples

• The city has a warm climate.
• the severe northern climate
• Tomato flavour varies depending on climate.
• It is a region with diverse soils and climate.
• a global climate shift towards an ice age
• We are looking at how to respond to a changed climate.
• Most climate scientists believe the earth will warm several more degrees in coming decades.
• plants that are well adapted to the climate
2. an area with particular weather conditions
• They wanted to move to a warmer climate.
• Little grows in such a dry climate.
3. a general attitude or feeling; an atmosphere or a situation that exists in a particular place
• the present political/economic climate
• the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue)
• a climate of fear/suspicion/uncertainty
• There is no money for children's centres in the current climate.
• We need to create a climate in which business can prosper.

Extra Examples

• They hope this will provide the right climate for social change.
• There's been a change in the climate of opinion.
• The crisis produced a climate far less favourable to redevelopment.
• Such a move seems unlikely in the current political climate.
• He admitted that the economic climate has rarely been worse.
• a set of ideas that challenge the prevailing climate of pessimism
• a climate for economic recovery
• The new policies have created a climate of fear.
• His ideas on equality are viewed as utopian in the current political climate.
• They believe Las Vegas offers an excellent business climate.
• In today's social climate, it is a very emotionally charged word.
• His remarks directly contributed to the climate of racial tension.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima ‘slope, zone’, from klinein ‘to slope’. The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with clime.