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    ambience
    /ˈambɪəns/

    noun

    • 1. the character and atmosphere of a place: "the relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests"

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  2. the character of a place or the quality it seems to have: Despite being a busy city, Dublin has the ambience of a country town. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation. atmosphere The atmosphere in the conference room was tense.

  3. The meaning of AMBIENCE is a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere. How to use ambience in a sentence.

  4. the character of a place or the quality it seems to have: Despite being a busy city, Dublin has the ambience of a country town. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation. atmosphere The atmosphere in the conference room was tense.

  5. Ambience is another word for atmosphere in the sense of the mood a place or setting has. If an expensive restaurant has soft lighting and peaceful music, it has a pleasant, soothing ambience.

  6. noun. /ˈæmbiəns/ (also ambiance) [singular] the character and atmosphere of a place. the relaxed ambience of the city. low lighting for added ambience. The gentle colour scheme creates a relaxing ambience. The new building is in keeping with the general ambience of the estate.

  7. noun. the atmosphere of a place. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.

  8. noun. the atmosphere of a place. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient. ambience in American English. (ˈæmbiəns ; ˈɑmbiˌɑns ) noun. a particular setting or its distinctive atmosphere. the festive ambience of a wedding reception.

  9. 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.

  10. Ambiance definition: the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu. See examples of AMBIANCE used in a sentence.

  11. ambience. noun [ U, no plural ] ( also ambiance) uk / ˈæmbiəns / us. Add to word list. the qualities of a place and the way it makes you feel: Lighting adds a lot to the ambience of a room. (Definition of ambience from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)