AMBIENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The atmosphere of an environment

Synonyms:

ambiance; ambience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("ambience" is a kind of...):

environment; environs; surround; surroundings (the area in which something exists or lives)

Meaning:

A particular environment or surrounding influence

Example:

there was an atmosphere of excitement

Synonyms:

ambiance; ambience; atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ambience" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ambience"):

genius loci (the special atmosphere of a place)

gloom; gloominess; glumness (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy)

miasm; miasma (an unwholesome atmosphere)

feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; smell; spirit; tone (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)

Derivation:

ambient (completely enveloping)