See also: ambiancé

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒm.bi.ɒns/, /ˈæm.bi.əns/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑm.bi.ɑns/, /ˈæm.bi.əns/
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Noun edit

ambiance (countable and uncountable, plural ambiances)

  1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
    • 1979 April 14, Roger L. Winters, “Gay Politics”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
      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. (computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

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French edit

Etymology edit

From ambiant +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ambiance f (plural ambiances)

  1. ambiance, atmosphere

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: ambiyans

Verb edit

ambiance

  1. inflection of ambiancer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit