AMBIANCE

ambiance, ambience

(noun) the atmosphere of an environment

atmosphere, ambiance, ambience

(noun) a particular environment or surrounding influence; “there was an atmosphere of excitement”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ambiance (countable and uncountable, plural ambiances)

A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.

(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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