ambiance

[am-bee-uhns; Fr. ahn-byahns] Origin

am·bi·ance

[am-bee-uhns; Fr. ahn-byahns]
noun, plural am·bi·anc·es [-bee-uhn-siz; Fr. -byahns] .
1.
the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
2.
that which surrounds or encompasses; environment.
Also, ambience.


Origin:
< French, equivalent to ambi(ant) surrounding (Middle French, also ambient < Latin; see ambient) + -ance -ance


1. See environment.

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Ambiance is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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ambience or ambiance (ˈæmbɪəns, French ɑ̃bjɑ̃s, ˈæmbɪəns, French ɑ̃bjɑ̃s)
 
n
the atmosphere of a place
 
[C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient]
 
ambiance or ambiance
 
n
 
[C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient]

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ambiance
1923, a reborrowing of the Fr. form of ambience, used in art writing as a term meaning "atmospheric effect of an arrangement" (see ambient).
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