ambiance

See also: ambiancé

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French ambiance.

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

Noun

ambiance (countable and uncountable, plural ambiances)

  1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
  2. (computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

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See also

French

Etymology

ambiant +‎ -ance

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bjɑ̃s/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Homophones: ambiancent, ambiances
  • Hyphenation: am‧biance
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

ambiance f (plural ambiances)

  1. ambiance, atmosphere

Verb

ambiance

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ambiancer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of ambiancer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ambiancer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ambiancer
  5. second-person singular imperative of ambiancer

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