ambiance

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
2. (countable, uncountable) Of a three-dimensional model, a secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

Synonyms

ambience

atmosphere

environment

milieu

medium

mood

setting

surroundings

atmospheric state

mean

centre

average

midst

inside

neighbourhood

outskirt

place

spirit

surround

circumjacency

vicinity

air

climate

feel

feeling

locality

environs

middle

entourage

neighborhood

Translations

environnement

ambiente

ambiance

ambiente

milieu

Milieu

Umwelt

περιβάλλον

milieu

omgeving

ambiente

meio

atmósfera

medium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒm.bi.ɒns/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.