ambiance

am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence  (mb-ns, ä-byäs)

n.

The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . and deep shadows, creating feelings of disorientation, loneliness and entrapment" (UCLA Film/TV Archive).

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[French, from ambiant, surrounding, from Latin ambins, ambient-; see ambient.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ambiance - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" ambience, atmosphere condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" genius loci - the special atmosphere of a place gloominess, glumness, gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" miasm, miasma - an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" flavor, flavour, feel, spirit, smell, feeling, look, tone - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
	2.	ambiance - the atmosphere of an environment ambience environs, surround, surroundings, environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"