ambiance

/ˈɑmbiəns/

An ambiance is the mood or setting of a place. You might like the ambiance of a certain restaurant because the lighting and decor makes you feel comfortable and happy.

Ambiance is pronounced "AHM-bee-ahns." Most places have an ambiance made up of whatever sights, smells, sounds, and even sensations or textures fill the space. A fancy French restaurant gets its ambiance from the candlelight and chic black outfits worn by the wait staff while the diner off the highway might have a funky, retro ambiance because of its 1950s counter and jukebox full of golden oldies.

Definitions of ambiance

1. noun

   the atmosphere of an environment
   synonyms: ambience

   type of:

   environment, environs, surround, surroundings

   the area in which something exists or lives
2. noun

   a particular environment or surrounding influence
   synonyms: ambience, atmosphere

   types:

   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

   cloud

   a cause of worry or gloom or trouble

   bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakedness

   a bleak and desolate atmosphere

   Hollywood

   a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry

   Zeitgeist

   the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

   type of:

   condition, status

   a state at a particular time