ambiance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
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.
1979 April 14, Roger L. Winters, “Gay Politics”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
- (countable, uncountable) Of a three-dimensional model, a secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ambiances | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ambience | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
ambient · atmosphere · mood
Translations (35)
fo umhvørvi (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · de Atmosphäre (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · cy awyrgylch (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · cmn 氛围 (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · de Stimmung (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · nl sfeer (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · pt ambiência (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · ru обстано́вка (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · fi ilmapiiri (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · pl atmosfera (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · sv känsla (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · sh ambijent (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · pt atmosfera (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · fi tunnelma (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · cmn 氣氛 /气氛 (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · el ατμόσφαιρα (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · fo stemningur (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · de Ambiente (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · he אווירה (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · tr ambiyans (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · de Ambiance (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · sv stämning (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · no stemning (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · lv atmosfēra (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · eo etoso (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · bg атмосфера (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · es ambientación (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · de Umgebung (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · fo dámur (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · es ambiente (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · ru атмосфе́ра (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · fo huglag (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · sv atmosfär (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · ca ambient (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) · es atmósfera (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment)