- atmosphere
- noun1 general feeling in a placeADJECTIVE▪ calm, comfortable, congenial, convivial, cosy/cozy, family, friendly, great, happy, homely (BrE), informal, nice, pleasant, positive, relaxed, warm, welcoming▪
The bar has a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
▪ charged, emotional, heavy, highly charged, hostile, oppressive, strained, tense▪ carnival, electric, festive, heady, lively, party▪Before the parade, the atmosphere was electric.
▪ intimate, romantic▪ gloomy▪ rarefied, unique▪the rarefied atmosphere of academic life
▪ general, whole▪The whole atmosphere in the stadium changed dramatically.
▪ politicalVERB + ATMOSPHERE▪ create, establish (esp. AmE), maintain, provide▪She tries to create an atmosphere of calm and security for her children.
▪ have▪The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere.
▪ poison, ruin, sour (esp. BrE), spoil▪His blunt comments ruined the atmosphere.
▪ improve, lighten▪His funny remarks lightened the atmosphere.
▪ sense▪She could sense the hostile atmosphere in the room.
▪ enjoyATMOSPHERE + VERB▪ be charged (with sth)▪The atmosphere was charged with excitement.
▪ pervade sth, prevail, surround sth▪A relaxed atmosphere prevails in the club.
PREPOSITION▪ atmosphere between▪Since their argument there had been a strained atmosphere between them.
2 the airADJECTIVE▪ heavy, humid, oppressive, polluted, smoky, stuffyVERB + ATMOSPHERE▪ poison, pollute▪Pesticides can kill wildlife and pollute the atmosphere.
▪ clear▪Last night's storm had cleared the atmosphere.
3 gases around the earth/a planetADJECTIVE▪ lower, upper▪ thick, thinVERB + ATMOSPHERE▪ enter, leave, re-enter▪The spaceship should re-enter the earth's atmosphere later today.
▪ be released into, escape into▪Dangerous gases have escaped into the atmosphere.
PREPOSITION▪ in the atmosphere▪levels of radiation in the atmosphere
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
