environs vs setting

environs and setting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
environs	Yes	No	No	No
setting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, setting is a hyponym of environs; that is, setting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than environs:

Other hyponyms of environs include ambiance, ambience, medium, scene, element, habitat, home ground, melting pot, parts.

environs (noun)	setting (noun)
the area in which something exists or lives	a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
an outer adjacent area of any place	arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
	a table service for one person
	the context and environment in which something is set
	the physical position of something
	the state of the environment in which a situation exists
	the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event