(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it.
...the hot and humid ~ of Cyprus.
N-VAR
2.
You can use ~ to refer to the general atmosphere or situation somewhere.
The economic ~ remains uncertain.
...the existing ~ of violence and intimidation...
N-COUNT: usu with supp