ambiance

UK: /ˈæmbiəns/ US: /ˈæmbiəns/ ,(am′bē əns; Fr. än byäns′)

Inflections of 'ambiance' (n): npl: ambiances

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

am•bi•ance or am•bi•ence /ˈæmbiəns/   n. 

1. the mood or atmosphere of a place;
   environment:
   [countable] The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
   [uncountable] That place lacks ambiance.

Synonyms

See environment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

am•bi•ance  (am′bē əns; Fr. än byäns′), n., pl. -bi•anc•es 

(-bē ən siz; Fr. -byäns′). 
1. the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu:
   The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
2. that which surrounds or encompasses;
   environment.

Also, ambience. 

• Latin; see ambient) + -ance -ance
• French, equivalent. to ambi(ant) surrounding (Middle French, also ambient

Synonyms

• 1. See environment. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

am•bi•ence  (am′bē əns; Fr. än byäns′), n., pl. -bi•enc•es 

(-bē ən siz; Fr. -byäns′). 
1. ambiance.

• 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ambience, ambiance / ˈæmbɪəns ɑ̃bjɑ̃s/ noun

1. the atmosphere of a place

Etymology: 19th Century: from French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding; see ambient