ambience (noun)

  • 1ambience — UK [ˈæmbɪəns] / US or ambiance UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ambience : singular ambience plural ambiences the character of a place or the feeling you have about it The pub had a comfortable ambience. See: ambiance …

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  • 2ambience — noun (singular, uncountable) the way a place makes you feel: a restaurant with a friendly ambience …

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  • 3ambience — (also ambiance) ► NOUN 1) the character and atmosphere of a place. 2) character given to a sound recording by the space in which the sound occurs …

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  • 4ambience — am|bi|ence [ æmbiəns ] noun count or uncount the character of a place or the feeling you have about it: The bar had a comfortable ambience …

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  • 5ambience — or ambiance noun Etymology: French ambiance, from ambiant ambient Date: 1889 a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing ; atmosphere …

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  • 6ambience — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mood, atmosphere; environment, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. atmosphere, environment, milieu, climate; see character 1 , environment . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. atmosphere, air, milieu,… …

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  • 7ambience — [ ambɪəns] (also ambiance) noun 1》 the character and atmosphere of a place. 2》 quality or character given to a sound recording by the space in which the sound occurs …

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  • 8ambience — [ˈæmbiəns] noun [C/U] the character of a place, or the general feeling that you have in a place Syn: atmosphere …

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  • 9ambience — /ˈæmbiəns / (say ambeeuhns) noun 1. environment; surrounding atmosphere. 2. the mood, character, quality, atmosphere, etc., as of a place or milieu. Also, ambiance. {French} …

  • 10ambiance — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also ambience noun 1. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: air, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell, tone. See BE. 2. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances… …

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