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ambience

[am-bee-uh ns; French ahn-byahns]
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noun, plural am·bi·enc·es [am-bee-uh n-siz; French ahn-byahns] /ˈæm bi ən sɪz; French ɑ̃ˈbyɑ̃s/.

ambiance.

RELATED WORDS

surroundings, atmosphere, climate, medium, ambient

Nearby words

  1. ambidentate,
  2. ambidexter,
  3. ambidexterity,
  4. ambidextrous,
  5. ambien,
  6. ambient,
  7. ambient air standard,
  8. ambient music,
  9. ambient noise,
  10. ambiente

Origin of ambience

First recorded in 1885–90

ambiance

or am·bi·ence

[am-bee-uh ns; French ahn-byahns]

noun, plural am·bi·anc·es [am-bee-uh n-siz; French ahn-byahns] /ˈæm bi ən sɪz; French ɑ̃ˈbyɑ̃s/.

the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
that which surrounds or encompasses; environment.

Origin of ambiance

< French, equivalent to ambi(ant) surrounding (Middle French, also ambient < Latin; see ambient) + -ance -ance
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British Dictionary definitions for ambience

ambience

ambiance

noun

the atmosphere of a place

Word Origin for ambience

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