ambiance
UK/ˈɒm.bi.ɒns//ˈɑm.bi.ɑns/
ambiance noun: a particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
Noun
ambiance (countable and uncountable, plural ambiances)
- A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
- The pressures […] on a post-pubescent youngster, still half-child-half-man/woman, are difficult enough for someone whose sexuality fits into the accepted ambiance, i.e., heterosexuality.1979 April 14, Roger L. Winters, “Gay Politics”, in Gay Community News, page 5
- Of a three-dimensional model, a secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
Forms of ambiance
| plural | ambiances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ambience |
Origin of ambiance
Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.
Questions about ambiance
- What does ambiance mean?
- Ambiance means a particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
- What part of speech is ambiance?
- Ambiance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ambiance?
- Ambiance is pronounced /ˈɒm.bi.ɒns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ambiance?
- The plural of ambiance is ambiances.
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