variants
or ambiance
as in aroma
a special quality or impression associated with something
the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money
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Recent Examples of ambience
Set the ambience for sleep by making your room dark and cool.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
The ambience at here is understated and elegant, and the staff's enthusiasm for the menu is genuine and infectious.
—Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Embrace the quietude, the great value, and the unique ambience of springtime by spending your weekend in a thawing ski town.
—Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
Threading together hyperspeed drums and a ghostly ambience, Balenci creates a sort of supernatural drill.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
The ambience at here is understated and elegant, and the staff's enthusiasm for the menu is genuine and infectious.
—Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Embrace the quietude, the great value, and the unique ambience of springtime by spending your weekend in a thawing ski town.
—Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
Threading together hyperspeed drums and a ghostly ambience, Balenci creates a sort of supernatural drill.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ambience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambience
Noun
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The wine offers intense blackberry, mocha, and cassis aromas with subtle earthy undertones.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Extracts are tastes and aromas pulled directly from a specific food like vanilla beans, lemon peels, or hazelnuts.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the smell of desperation is still palpable, Axios Closer author Nathan Bomey writes.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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This scent can be used to mask the smell of peppers as well as tomatoes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Next to the garden, there is a recreational area with its sand playground and an ice cream cart, serving flavors including lavender honey, figs, peach basil, as well as olive oil and lemon sorbet.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to the official tasting notes, there are flavors of red fruit, cola, vanilla, and barrel spice on the palate, with a warm, lingering finish.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His aura became an asset, one that marketers could learn from.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But as the man who lived the city’s motto, ‘Out of Darkness Cometh Light’, his god-like aura shines as brightly as ever.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The process not only ushered in uncharacteristic darkness, but unveiled the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Project Drawdown is renowned for identifying and promoting practical climate solutions to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Ambience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambience. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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