Definition of AMBIANCE

ambiance

Meanings

Plural: ambiances

Noun

  • a particular environment or surrounding influence
  • the atmosphere of an environment
  • A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
  • A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.

Synonyms

ambience, atmosphere

Scrabble Score: 14

ambiance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ambiance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ambiance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

ambiance is a valid Words With Friends word