ambience
noun
am·bi·ence
ˈam-bē-ən(t)s 
ˈäm-bē-än(t)s
variants
or ambiance
: a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
The restaurant's soft music and candlelight gave it a romantic ambience.
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The bedrooms are awash in calming sand tones with dark wood ceiling beams above and the general ambience takes cues from nature.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Just as in the film, the ambience of the era and the inner workings of early television is thick with cigarette smoke, jazz music, and journalistic drive.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Arched lattice panels screen the area and serve as the walls, while a wooden chandelier hangs from branches that stretch overhead, forming the ceiling and adding ambience at night.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
As a puzzle expert, John is wildly adept at solving the sorts of whodunits that happen on a cozy British murder show like this: stories light on violence but heavy on wit and ambience in which all the suspects are bunched together in a manor house or office building.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Just as in the film, the ambience of the era and the inner workings of early television is thick with cigarette smoke, jazz music, and journalistic drive.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Arched lattice panels screen the area and serve as the walls, while a wooden chandelier hangs from branches that stretch overhead, forming the ceiling and adding ambience at night.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
As a puzzle expert, John is wildly adept at solving the sorts of whodunits that happen on a cozy British murder show like this: stories light on violence but heavy on wit and ambience in which all the suspects are bunched together in a manor house or office building.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Ambience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambience. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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ambience
noun
am·bi·ence
variants
or ambiance
: a feeling or mood that is related to a particular place, person, or thing
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