ambience

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈæmbiəns/ UK /ˈæmbiəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the character or atmosphere of a place

The candlelight gave the room a warm, intimate ambience.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the character or atmosphere... atmosphere mood aura feel characterambiancetonevibe

Word family

Related forms ambient

Etymology

From French ambiance, from ambiant ('surrounding'), from Latin ambiens ('going around'), present participle of ambire ('to go around'), from ambi- ('around') + ire ('to go').

ambiens Latin ambire Latin ire Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ambience

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæmbiəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæmbiəns/

## Meanings
1. the character or atmosphere of a place

## Examples
- The candlelight gave the room a warm, intimate ambience.

## Synonyms
- atmosphere
- mood
- aura
- feel
- character
- ambiance
- tone
- vibe

## Related Forms
- ambient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ambiens
- Root: ambire
- Root: ire

## Etymology
From French ambiance, from ambiant ('surrounding'), from Latin ambiens ('going around'), present participle of ambire ('to go around'), from ambi- ('around') + ire ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Ambience is from French ambiance, from ambiant ('surrounding'), from Latin ambiens ('going around'), present participle of ambire ('to go around'), from ambi- ('around') + ire ('to go'). Important recorded forms include ambiens (Latin), ambire (Latin), and ire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the character or atmosphere of a place. The wider family includes related words such as ambient.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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