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 ambience of the nearby commercial street owed much to iron grates and plywood.
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Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
But lighting your home for mood and ambience is no longer limited by power outlets and length of cords.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Kang seldom imbues her scenes with a calming ambience or atmosphere — a sense of buzz, of metropolitical life, or of nature, to fill the space — leading to an eeriness that Yeong-gyeong feels compelled to counteract with words.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The bedrooms are awash in calming sand tones with dark wood ceiling beams above and the general ambience takes cues from nature.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
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Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
But lighting your home for mood and ambience is no longer limited by power outlets and length of cords.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Kang seldom imbues her scenes with a calming ambience or atmosphere — a sense of buzz, of metropolitical life, or of nature, to fill the space — leading to an eeriness that Yeong-gyeong feels compelled to counteract with words.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The bedrooms are awash in calming sand tones with dark wood ceiling beams above and the general ambience takes cues from nature.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ambience
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“Ambience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambience. Accessed 30 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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