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Ambiance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . and deep shadows, creating feelings of disorientation, loneliness and entrapment” ( UCLA Film/TV Archive).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.

n. A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Environment: in art, the arrangement of accessories and surroundings to support the main effect intended.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a particular environment or surrounding influence

n. the atmosphere of an environment

Word Usage

"Most of the following hotels are located in downtown Puerto Vallarta, south of the Rio Cuale, where the ambiance is at its best and the beach, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife are within walking distance."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

surroundings environment environs surround

Cross Reference

mood atmosphere

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

ambience

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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