English

Alternative forms

• ambience

Noun

ambiance ‎(plural ambiances)

1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
2. (computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.

Translations

Related terms

• ambient

See also

• atmosphere
• mood

French

Etymology

ambiant +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bjɑ̃s/
• Homophones: ambiancent, ambiances
• Hyphenation: am‧biance

Noun

ambiance f ‎(plural ambiances)

1. ambiance, atmosphere

Verb

ambiance

1. first-person singular present indicative of ambiancer
2. third-person singular present indicative of ambiancer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ambiancer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ambiancer
5. second-person singular imperative of ambiancer