ambient
/ˈæm.bi.ənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
adj
Evoking or creating an atmosphere: atmospheric.
adj
Relating to, or suitable for, storage at room temperature.
adj
Containing objects or describing a setting that one is interested in.
noun
The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A cup of warm tea eventually cools to the ambient temperature."
- "This which yields or fills all space / The ambient air wide interfused"
- "Then gazing up, a glorious Pile beheld, / VVhoſe tovv'ring Summit ambient Clouds conceal'd."
- "Diggle Station lies high up in the Pennine Chain, subject to extreme low temperatures. With this and heavy snowfall in the winter months, Diggle bids fair to compete with the Scottish lines under similar weather conditions, and the provision of unfrozen water in the higher ambient temperature of the tunnel must be a boon to harassed engine drivers whose thirsty steeds run short of water up the gruelling 1 in 125 seven-mile climb from Stalybridge."
- "ambient food"
- "ambient warehousing"
Etymology
From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂en-, *h₁ey-, ambiēns
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæm.bi.ənt/
- British English: /ˈæm.bi.ənt/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.