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Ambiance
//ˈɑm.bi.ɑns// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence. countable, uncountable
"The pressures […] on a post-pubescent youngster, still half-child-half-man/woman, are difficult enough for someone whose sexuality fits into the accepted ambiance, i.e., heterosexuality."
- 2 the atmosphere of an environment wordnet
- 3 Of a three-dimensional model, a secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading. countable, uncountable
- 4 a particular environment or surrounding influence wordnet
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.
See also for "ambiance"
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