ambiance

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈæmbiːəns/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The character, mood, or atmosphere of a place, situation, or environment; the quality and tone of the surroundings that evokes a particular feeling or impression.; The surrounding environment or milieu in which a person, event, or thing exists; the social or cultural setting.; A distinctive aesthetic quality or artistic mood created by a work of art, performance, or creative production.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

create an ambiancewarm ambiancerelaxed ambiancecozy ambianceintimate ambiance

Derivatives

ambient

Synonyms

atmospheremoodvibefeelenvironmenttone

Commonly confused

ambience
EN: 'Ambience' is the British English spelling variant of 'ambiance'; both mean the same thing.
ambient
EN: 'Ambient' is the adjective form (e.g., 'ambient lighting'), while 'ambiance' is the noun.

Spelling tips

EN: Both 'ambiance' (American) and 'ambience' (British) are accepted spellings. Don't confuse the noun 'ambiance' with the adjective 'ambient'.

💬 Examples

  1. The restaurant had a warm and romantic ambiance, with soft candlelight and gentle jazz music playing in the background.

  2. She found it difficult to adjust to the competitive ambiance of the corporate world after years of academic life.

  3. The film's use of muted colors and ambient sound created an ambiance of quiet melancholy throughout.