Synonyms for milieu
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mil-yoo, meel-; French mee-lyœ |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɪlˈyʊ, mil-; French miˈlyœ |
Top 10 synonyms for milieu Other synonyms for the word milieu
Définition of milieu
Origin :- "surroundings," 1877, from French milieu, "middle, medium, mean," literally "middle place" (12c.), from mi "middle" (from Latin medius; see medial (adj.)) + lieu "place" (see lieu).
- noun environment, atmosphere
- And it seemed that in this milieu the virtue of being amusing outweighed all vices.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- In a milieu removed from care and trivialities I will continue my poem.
- Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
- Nor was it likely for her to do so considering the milieu in which she lived, in which she was obliged to live.
- Extract from : « Overlooked » by Maurice Baring
- Impressionism is Realism widened by the study of the milieu.
- Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
- This phrase, foreign to Bburs diction, smacks of a Court-Persian milieu.
- Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
- The milieu is the artistic, though as drama we are never carried off our feet.
- Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker
- He felt the need of harmonising his people with their milieu.
- Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
- He is safely started in his school; doing well there; striking his milieu.
- Extract from : « The Whirligig of Time » by Wayland Wells Williams
- Frau Captain Stark alone did not seem to belong in this milieu.
- Extract from : « A Little Garrison » by Fritz von der Kyrburg
- He realised that he was in a milieu that suited him and stroked him the right way.
- Extract from : « Three John Silence Stories » by Algernon Blackwood
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