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" Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one's self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives."
Haniel Long

Meaning of "milieu" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MILIEU

From French, from mi-mid1 + lieu place.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MILIEU

ˈmiːljɜː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILIEU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Milieu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILIEU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of milieu in the English dictionary

The definition of milieu in the dictionary is surroundings, location, or setting.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILIEU

camaieu · milieux · mitrailleur · prie-dieu · Richelieu · seigneur · sieur · tailleur · yer · yirr

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILIEU

milia · miliaria · miliarial · miliary · miliary fever · Miliband · milieux · militance · militancy · militant · Militant Tendency · militantly · militantness · militaria · militaries · militarily · militarisation · militarise · militarism · militarist

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILIEU

adieu · bas bleu · Beaulieu · cordon bleu · Depardieu · eu · feu · leu · lieu · meu · Montesquieu · pareu · pot-au-feu · purlieu · subfeu · vieux jeu · Viseu

Synonyms and antonyms of milieu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MILIEU»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «milieu» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «milieu» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MILIEU

Find out the translation of milieu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of milieu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milieu» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

> 环境
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

entorno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

milieu
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

परिवेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوسط
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

среда
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

meio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সামাজিক পরিবেশ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

milieu
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Milieu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Milieu
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

環境
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

환경
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Milieu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

môi trường
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சூழல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वातावरणीय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

çevre
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ambiente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

środowisko
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

середа
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mediu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιβάλλον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

milieu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

milieu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

miljø
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milieu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILIEU»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of milieu
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «milieu».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milieu

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MILIEU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word milieu.
1
Dorothy Fields
A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself.
2
Larry Harvey
When I was in my late 30s, I lit a figure on fire on Baker Beach in San Francisco. It was me, a friend, and maybe eight people, tops. There wasn't any premeditation to it at all. It was really just a product of San Franciscan bohemian milieu.
3
Terry Hayes
The natural milieu I inhabit is more in epic storytelling.
4
Eric Hoffer
It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.
5
Karl Liebknecht
In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
6
Haniel Long
Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one's self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives.
7
Rebecca Miller
Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly.
8
David Mitchell
I'm not from a milieu where high-register language or philosophical ideas were welcome.
9
Talcott Parsons
Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
10
Daniel H. Wilson
The complicated, ambiguous milieu of human contact is being replaced with simple, scalable equations. We maintain thousands more friends than any human being in history, but at the cost of complexity and depth. Every minute spent online is a minute of face-to-face time lost.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILIEU»

Discover the use of milieu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milieu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Divine Milieu
The essential companion to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's The Phenomenom of Man, The Divine Milieu expands on the spiritual message so basic to his thought.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 2001
2
Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History
This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period.
John M. Montias, 1991
3
Jack the Bodiless: Book One in the Galactic Milieu Series
Earth stands on the brink of acceptance into the Galactic Milieu, a benevolent political and telepathic alliance of alien races.
Julian May, 2013
4
A Muslim Theologian in the Sectarian Milieu: ʻAbd Al-Jabbār ...
In this examination of an extraordinary Islamic anti-Christian polemic, the author describes Q 'Abd al-Jabb?r's life, his intellectual heritage and the sectarian controversy of his day.
Gabriel Said Reynolds, 2004
5
In His Milieu: Essays on Netherlandish Art in Memory of John ...
Gathered in honor of John Michael Montias (1928–2005), the foremost scholar on Johannes Vermeer and a pioneer in the study of the socioeconomic dimensions of art, the essays in In His Milieu are an essential contribution to the study of ...
Amy Golahny, Mia M. Mochizuki, Lisa Vergara, 2006
6
Reading Lucke-Acts in Its Mediterranean Milieu
This book begins by offering a reading of the theological views of Luke-Acts in terms of Peter J. Rabinowitz's authorial audience and closes with reflections on how one might assess the historical value of Acts.
Charles H. Talbert, 2003
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The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of ...
In 1972--a period of social upheaval much like today--sociologist Colin Campbell posited a 'cultic milieu': An underground region where true seekers test hidden, forgotten, and forbidden knowledge.
Jeffrey Kaplan, Heléne Lööw, 2002
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The Therapeutic Milieu Under Fire: Security and Insecurity ...
This groundbreaking book explores the psychodynamics and socio-politics of the forensic therapeutic milieu, addressing some of the most difficult and complex issues facing practitioners.
John Adlam, Anne Aiyegbusi, Pam Kleinot, 2012
9
Writing in a Milieu of Utility: The Move to Technical ...
Traces the pedagogical evolution of technical communication in America.
Teresa C. Kynell, Teresa Kynell-Hunt, 2000
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Milieu Therapy: Significant Issues and Innovative Applications
In this book they: distill and clarify Bettelheim's clinical legacy survey a select group of his political and clinical articles describe how communication can be fostered between residents and staff through the architectural design of the ...
Jerome M. Goldsmith, Jacquelyn Seevak Sanders, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILIEU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milieu is used in the context of the following news items.
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A young Daniel Day-Lewis is one of many pleasures in My Beautiful …
... a coming-of-age saga, a gay romance, a drug-smuggling thriller, and a redemption tale, but it works first and foremost as a portrait of a milieu ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
2
Ales Kot's highly ambitious Zero explores the deep roots of violence
If that's the milieu of the Zero show, I would be keen to see the Burroughs elements show up (or someone similar; maybe Kafka, Calvino, ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
3
100th anniversary of Surat-Thai city links to be celebrated
... to an enhanced understanding of cultural values and concerns; and also understand national cultures in their regional maritime milieu. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
Anoka County Library's songwriting workshops offer creative …
“I'm so taken with the lack of clutter in their milieu and their ideas and honesty,” said Hersch, who began his career more than 30 years ago. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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David Carr: It's no whaur yer fae it's whaur yer at - reflections on …
I arrived in Glasgow as an adult in The Year of Culture and immediately took to Scotland's inclusive milieu. The SNP - which I was wary of ... «CommonSpace, Jul 15»
6
What is more important: recognition or work-life balance?
In today's working milieu, many employees relentlessly pursue professional recognition in one form or the other. This means they put in their ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
Foreword to The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of …
Substantial sections of the old protest movements—especially those whose members were part of the affluent middle-class milieu—completed ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
8
CRUEL Review: A Relentlessly Bleak Serial Killer Study
In a lot of serial killer tales, the killer has some kind of quirk or song and dance routine to make them stand out in the milieu of pop culture. «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
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Remembering EL Doctorow, the conscience of the USA
Doctorow was born and raised in New York City within a secular humanist and Jewish cultural milieu. While his work is often associated with a ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
10
Sex, Gaming, and the Virtual Horizon
... latest and greatest ideas, and game developers figure out how to best incorporate these technologies into the ever-expanding digital milieu. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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