ambience
[am-bee-uh ns; French ahn-byahns]
noun, plural am·bi·enc·es [am-bee-uh n-siz; French ahn-byahns] /ˈæm bi ən sɪz; French ɑ̃ˈbyɑ̃s/.
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/.
Origin of ambiance
Synonyms for ambiance
1. See environment.
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Contemporary Examples of ambience
This week, they launched a review section that will allow users to rate dispensaries on things like “quality” and “ambience.”
The food here also is delicious and imaginative, but the ambience is 180-degrees different.
The ambience at the FBI was formal, no nonsense, and strictly business.
The décor is clean and simple and the ambience is bustling and laid back at the same time.
Her collection, which showcased on Fashion Week's opening night, was titled “Ambience—The Land, The Woman, and her Man.”
Historical Examples of ambience
Page 39 word "lambence" changed to "ambience" (no more than a faint ambience) meaning a faint light.
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ambience
ambiance
noun
Word Origin for ambience
C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient
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