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am·bi·ance (am·bi·ence)
 ambiance (ambience)
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- pronunciation:
- aem
bi
 ns
[or]
am
bi
ans
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the distinctive character or mood of an environment; atmosphere.
The restaurant creates a relaxing ambiance with its soft lighting.- synonyms:
- air, atmosphere, character, color, feel, mood
- similar words:
- cast, climate, feeling, flavor, setting, spirit, temper, tone, vibrations
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| definition 2: |
environment; surroundings.
She'd been fearful of going away to college, but she blossomed in this new ambiance.- synonyms:
- environment, milieu, setting
- similar words:
- circumstances, context, situation
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| related words: |
environment, feel |
adjective + (n.)ambiance (ambience)
attractive,
bohemian,
casual,
clean,
cultural,
distinct,
elegant,
general,
gracious,
historic,
instant,
japanese,
jewish,
nice,
overall,
particular,
perfect,
rich,
romantic,
salty,
serene,
sharp,
special,
warm
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verb + (n.)ambiance (ambience)
add, create, credit, destroy, evoke, foster, improve, maintain, project, provide, soak
noun + (n.)ambiance (ambience)
account,
architecture,
atmosphere,
bar,
cabin,
charm,
feeling,
fun,
gift,
neighborhood,
novel,
plane,
play,
restaurant,
room,
root,
scenery,
setting,
splendor,
style,
there,
town
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The word ambiance
contains the following parts:
ambi-
Latin
prefix
that means both, on both sides, around
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- amphi-, ampho-
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
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