ambiance

Definitions of ambiance
  1. noun
    a particular environment or surrounding influence
    synonyms: atmosphère
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    types:
    mélancolie, tristesse
    an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
    type of:
    condition, statut, état
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    the atmosphere of an environment
    synonyms: atmosphère
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    type of:
    alentours, environnement
    the area in which something exists or lives
  3. noun
    the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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    type of:
    atmosphère
    a particular environment or surrounding influence
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