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Synonyms for milieu


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mil-yoo, meel-; French mee-lyœ
Phonetic Transcription : mɪlˈyʊ, mil-; French miˈlyœ

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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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