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Definition
the atmosphere or mood of a place- Although in the middle of Dallas, the restaurant has a Maui Beach ambiance.
ambiance = the atmosphere or mood of a place
- We stayed in a small motel with charming ambiance.
- The ambiance is more intense when someone throws one at you.Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War
- Meanwhile Sophie had begun to like the cafe ambience.Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
- It seemed even here, Roarke demanded ambiance.J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death
- Rings by the register for impulse buyers, incense burning for ambience, plenty of ones in the register.Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key
- It doesn't have that Third World ambience, doesn't smell like urine at all.Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
- I told him I drank it, but really I brought it out here, 'em it adds ambience.John Green -- An Abundance of Katherines
- The Boca minidog was an important part of the alfresco ambience.John Grogan -- Marley & Me
- But I was also beginning to noticesomething chilly and remote in an ambiance of such conscious perfection.Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
- Didn't he know she was creating ambiance?Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars
- "Love the ambiance you've created tonight.Nicholas Sparks -- The Guardian
- Eleanor was delighted by the ambiance, a word she pronounced a little French.Don DeLillo -- Underworld
- The Chinese, who make up a majority of her clientele, expect ambience, and she gives them what they pay for.Stephen King -- Rose Red
- It was packed inside with foreigners and locals who felt the ambience worth the prices.Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone
- What do you think I'm here for, the ambience?J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
- Fredi's music was just one way he tried to change the ambience.Joshua Davis -- Spare Parts
- It was part of the ritual, as was the rule that she fixed the entree, I did the salad or vegetable, and we lit the candles, for ambiance.Sarah Dessen -- The Truth About Forever
- As I was simply drinking in the ambiance in my antiquated but palatial office, I was thinking how far I had come since the lean days in law school.Jim Stovall -- The Ultimate Gift
- The ambience was important, for it was vital that he stare into the eyes of the chairman when he asked questions, his own eyes ice-cold, demanding ... threatening.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum