umwelt

English

Noun

umwelt (plural umwelts or umwelten)

1. environment — Alternative form of Umwelt.

   • 2006 Vol. 91 Issue 3, p295-312, 18p, Chris Arthur, “Empty Room”, Southwest Review:

     ... a fragment snipped from the perplexing umwelt of Homo sapiens, our innumerable temporary enclosures.

   • 2008 June 19, Claudia La Rocco, “An Ordinary-Looking Bunch, Reflecting the Random Activities of Others”, New York Times:

     We keep going, locked into our little umwelts, only occasionally remembering to look up.