Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Environment: in art, the arrangement of accessories and surroundings to support the main effect intended.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
particular mood oratmosphere of anenvironment orsurrounding influence . - noun computer graphics, 3D models A
secondary color of apolygon that becomes more pronounced withshading .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
- noun the atmosphere of an environment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Most of the following hotels are located in downtown Puerto Vallarta, south of the Rio Cuale, where the ambiance is at its best and the beach, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife are within walking distance.
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Most of the following hotels are located in downtown Puerto Vallarta, south of the Rio Cuale, where the ambiance is at its best and the beach, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife are within walking distance.
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Finding poinsettias for that additional touch of Christmas ambiance is not a problem; after all, poinsettias are indigenous to Mexico and are abundant in Vallarta.
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Yet somehow to Weingrad, that ambiance is the true “high fantasy.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Ongoing Debate Over Jewish Fantasy Literature 2010
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Finding poinsettias for that additional touch of Christmas ambiance is not a problem; after all, poinsettias are indigenous to Mexico and are abundant in Vallarta.
Christmas in Mexico 2009
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Finding poinsettias for that additional touch of Christmas ambiance is not a problem; after all, poinsettias are indigenous to Mexico and are abundant in Vallarta.
Christmas in Mexico 2009
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Finding poinsettias for that additional touch of Christmas ambiance is not a problem; after all, poinsettias are indigenous to Mexico and are abundant in Vallarta.
Christmas in Mexico 2009
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Yet somehow to Weingrad, that ambiance is the true “high fantasy.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Ongoing Debate Over Jewish Fantasy Literature 2010
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Also, important to note, and adding on the notion that you are paying for service and ambiance, is the high mark-up of alcoholic beverages is partially to offset the slowing of table turnover due to alcohol consumption (but a lot of it is taxes and licenses, a petition at my local brewery against futher increases in tax on serving alcohol suggested that 44% of beer prices are tax in michigan).
My Guess on Take-Out, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Finding poinsettias for that additional touch of Christmas ambiance is not a problem; after all, poinsettias are indigenous to Mexico and are abundant in Vallarta.
Christmas in Mexico 2009
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