ambience

[ am-bee-uhns; French ahn-byahns ]

/ ˈæm bi əns; French ɑ̃ˈbyɑ̃s /

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noun, plural am·bi·enc·es

[am-bee-uhn-siz; French ahn-byahns]. /ˈæm bi ən sɪz; French ɑ̃ˈbyɑ̃s/.

ambiance.

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Origin of ambience

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby ambience

ambidentate, ambidexter, ambidexterity, ambidextrous, Ambien, ambience, ambient, ambient air standard, ambiente, ambient music, ambient noise

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How to use ambience in a sentence

This function is particularly useful for recording groups of people and capturing conversations with room ambience, which makes for a natural and lifelike recorded sound.
The best USB microphones are the perfect streamlined setup for content creators|Jay Cabrera|October 15, 2021|Popular-Science
Another picture of the ore lamp in action shows that it provides great ambience with its low light, which was TheRoyalEngineer’s original intention when embarking on the project.
Minecraft Player Creates Homemade Ore Lamp In Real Life|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 7, 2021|TechCrunch
The storyline is important, but it is the ambience that is so entrancing, sort of like an impressionist painting.
Ask a book critic: What’s a good summer read with a Wonder Years feel?|Constance Grady|July 13, 2021|Vox
The young student traveled frequently to New York City to attend performances at the Metropolitan Opera House and Carnegie Hall, enthralled by the music and acoustical ambience.
A legacy of landmark buildings in Malaysia and Singapore|Kara Baskin|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Entrees run $23-35, a steal given the quality of the ingredients and the refined ambience.
Escape (safely) to Baltimore’s luxurious Ivy Hotel|Kevin Naff|December 4, 2020|Washington Blade
This week, they launched a review section that will allow users to rate dispensaries on things like “quality” and “ambience.”
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’|Abby Haglage|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The food here also is delicious and imaginative, but the ambience is 180-degrees different.
Holy Molé: Tucson’s Mexican Food with a Kick|Jane & Michael Stern|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ambience at the FBI was formal, no nonsense, and strictly business.
J. Edgar Hoover Unmasked|Sandra McElwaine|November 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The décor is clean and simple and the ambience is bustling and laid back at the same time.
Fresh Picks|Laurent Tourondel|November 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Her collection, which showcased on Fashion Week's opening night, was titled “Ambience—The Land, The Woman, and her Man.”
Pakistan's Daring Fashion Week|Anam Mansuri|April 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The night was dry, with no hint of mist, but still a milky ambience that gave an effect of gleaming wetness was over all.
Diplomatic Days|Edith O'Shaughnessy
I now believe that these documents were written with the first whiff of fear in the NYC air-conditioned office ambience.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Even the shifting shades of the color organ were no more than a faint ambience.
She Knew He Was Coming|Kris Neville
Page 39 word "lambence" changed to "ambience" (no more than a faint ambience) meaning a faint light.
She Knew He Was Coming|Kris Neville

British Dictionary definitions for ambience

ambience

ambiance

/ (ˈæmbɪəns, French ɑ̃bjɑ̃s) /

noun

the atmosphere of a place

Word Origin for ambience

C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient

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ambience

Origin of ambience

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British Dictionary definitions for ambience

ambiance

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