1. a particular environment or surrounding influence; - Example: "there was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: atmosphere, ambiance, ambience]
2. the atmosphere of an environment; [syn: ambiance, ambience]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ambiance
n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there
was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: atmosphere,
ambiance, ambience]
2: the atmosphere of an environment [syn: ambiance,
ambience]