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ambience

[ am-bee-uhns; French ahn-byahns ]

noun

, plural am·bi·enc·es [am, -bee-, uh, n-siz, ah, n, -, byahns].


ambience

/ ɑ̃bjɑ̃s; ˈæmbɪəns /

noun

  1. the atmosphere of a place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambience1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambience1

C19: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient
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Example Sentences

At the Eaves, he set out to replicate the ambience of his Treehouse apartment in nearby Hollywood, which has gained media attention for its co-living floor plan and a management style that encourages community-building.

Compounding the issue, the dreary shoestring sets fail to conjure the literary ambience that Isaac is fighting a rearguard action to preserve.

Engineers custom built a sealed clean room with a 24-foot ceiling, and anyone entering had to don head-to-toe white bunny suits and blue latex gloves, lending day-to-day activities the ambience of a crime scene.

But then there is that library, with the ambience of a Victorian Era reading room.

Behind the musicians, sculptures of bright pink disembodied legs and a matching pink unicorn in medieval armor add trippy ambience.

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