ambience

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: am=bi=ence

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ambience, n. (also ambiance) the surroundings or atmosphere of a place.

Etymology

AMBIENT + -ENCE or F ambiance

THESAURUS

ambience

alentours, ambient, ambit, atmosphere, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, climate, compass, context, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, gestalt, habitat, medium, milieu, mise-en-scene, neighborhood, outposts, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, precincts, purlieus, situation, suburbs, surroundings, total environment, vicinage, vicinity