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am·bi·ance

also am·bi·ence (ăm′bē-əns, äN-byäNs′)

The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: a restaurant known for its romantic ambiance.

[French, from ambiant, surrounding, from Latin ambiēns, ambient-; see ambient.]

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am•bi•ance

or am•bi•ence

(ˈæm bi əns; Fr. ɑ̃ˈbyɑ̃s)

n., pl. -bi•anc•es or -bi•enc•es (-bi ən sɪz; Fr. -ˈbyɑ̃s)

the mood, special quality, or atmosphere of a place, situation, etc.; environment; milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.

[1885–90; < French, =ambi(ant) surrounding (Middle French, also ambient < Latin; see ambient) + -ance -ance]

syn: See environment.

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Noun	1.	ambiance - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" ambience, atmosphere condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" genius loci - the special atmosphere of a place gloominess, glumness, gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" miasm, miasma - an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" flavor, flavour, feel, spirit, smell, feeling, look, tone - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
	2.	ambiance - the atmosphere of an environment ambience environs, surround, surroundings, environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

ambiance

also ambience
noun

1. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic:

air, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell, tone.

2. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development:

atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, milieu, mise en scène, surroundings, world.

Translations

ambiance environnement milieu

temperie

stemning

ambiance

n. ambiente.

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