noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/
/ˈklaɪ.mət/weak vowel merger
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CMU ARPABET:K L AY1 M AH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K L AY1 M IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Examples
Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A region of the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To dwell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, poetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the dank climate of southern Wales
plants from a cold clime travel best in winter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clime
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: environmental condition
7
noun
Meaning 7
the prevailing psychological state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the climate of opinion
the national mood had changed radically since the last election
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology
From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).
Across languages
Translations
148 source translations are retained for this English entry.