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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. Definition of 'ambience' Word Frequency. ambience. (æmbiəns ) also ambiance. singular noun. The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have. [literary] The overall ambience of the room is cosy. [ + of] Synonyms: atmosphere, feel, setting, air More Synonyms of ambience. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. 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.

  6. Definition of ambience noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. AMBIENCE definition: the qualities of a place and the way it makes you feel: . Learn more.

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

  9. noun. the atmosphere of a place. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ambience 1. First recorded in 1885–90. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ambience 1. C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient. Discover More. Example Sentences.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.