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Definition of Ambience
1. Noun. A particular environment or surrounding influence. "There was an atmosphere of excitement"
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Genius Loci, Gloom, Gloominess, Glumness, Miasm, Miasma, Feel, Feeling, Flavor, Flavour, Look, Smell, Spirit, Tone
Derivative terms: Ambient
2. Noun. The atmosphere of an environment.
Definition of Ambience
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of ambiance) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ambience
1. the character, mood, or atmosphere of a place or situation [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambience
Literary usage of Ambience
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Constant's New Babylon: The Hyper-architecture of Desire by Mark Wigley (1998)
"In New Baby-ion air conditioning does not only' serve to recreate, as in utilitarian
society', an ‘ideal' climate, hut to vary ambience to the greatest ..."
2. Dutch Type by Jan Middendorp (2004)
"Now there is also room to create an ambience, to give a paper a clearer identity
of its ... ambience is now at least as important as legibility. i\lthough ..."
3. The US Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2006)
"The décor is Caribbean, as is the ambience. WAVES AT CANE BAY North Shore Road •s (340)
... It is casual in ambience, but the menu is quite sophisticated. ..."
4. Policy Modeling of a Dual Grain Market: Structure, Conduct, and Performance by Raj Krishna, Ajay Chhibber (1983)
"Another influence is the “ambience” of the market. ... This ambience of the nice
market is the constant background against which its participants conduct ..."
5. Adventure Guide to Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2003)
"The food here is reliably good, but the real draw is the phenomenal ambience and
first-class service. The restaurant overlooks the lake and offers views of ..."
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