Meaning
An environment or setting; a medium; environs
Etymology
Origin: Latin
PIE word *me Borrowed from French milieu (“physical or social environment; group of people with a common point of view”), from Middle French milieu, meilleu, mileu, from Old French milliu, meillieu, mileu (“middle”), from mi- (prefix meaning ‘half’) (from Latin medius (“half; middle”)) + lieu, leu (“place”) (from Latin locus (“place; spot (specific location)”)).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: