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ambience - 4 dictionary results

am⋅bi⋅ence

[am-bee-uhns; Fr. ahn-byahns]
–noun, plural -bi⋅enc⋅es [-bee-uhn-siz; Fr. -byahns] .
ambiance.

Origin:
1885–90
am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence     (ām'bē-əns, äɴ-byäɴs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . and deep shadows, creating feelings of disorientation, loneliness and entrapment" (UCLA Film/TV Archive).

[French, from ambiant, surrounding, from Latin ambiēns, ambient-; see ambient.]
am·bi·ence     (ām'bē-əns, äɴ-byäɴs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Variant of ambiance.
ambience

noun
1. a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: atmosphere
2. the atmosphere of an environment [syn: ambiance

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