ambiances

Noun

ambiance (countable and uncountable, plural ambiances)

1. 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
2. Of a three-dimensional model, a secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.