"ambient" meaning in English

See ambient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæm.bi.ənt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-ambient.wav Forms: more ambient [comparative], most ambient [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂en-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ey-}}, {{der|en|la|ambiēns||going around}} Latin ambiēns (“going around”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ambient (comparative more ambient, superlative most ambient)
  1. Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping. Translations (encompassing on all sides): околен (okolen) (Bulgarian), заобикалящ (zaobikaljašt) (Bulgarian), ambient (Catalan), obklopující (Czech), okolní (Czech), ympäröivä (Finnish), ympäristön (note: of ambiance) (Finnish), გარშემორტყმული (garšemorṭq̇muli) (Georgian), umlykjandi [masculine] (Icelandic), allt um kring (Icelandic), umhverfis- (Icelandic), visaptverošs (Latvian), ietverošs (Latvian), apkārt esošs (Latvian), sekitar (Malay), sekeliling (Malay), नी घेरलेले (nī gherlele) (Marathi), محیط (Persian), محیطی (Persian), otaczający (Polish), ambiente (Portuguese), окружа́ющий (okružájuščij) (Russian), omgivande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-adj-3TquAoJc Disambiguation of 'encompassing on all sides': 91 4 1 4
  2. (music) Evoking or creating an atmosphere: atmospheric. Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres Translations ((music) evoking or creating an atmosphere): tunnelmallinen (Finnish), ემბიენტი (embienṭi) (Georgian), ემბიენტური მუსიკა (embienṭuri musiḳa) (Georgian), ambientale (Italian), ambientā mūzika (Latvian), वातावरण (vātāvraṇ) (Marathi), امبینت (Persian), atmosferyczny (Polish), ambiente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-adj-GZG0T3p3 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 7 25 4 7 6 21 30 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of '(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere': 8 83 2 7
  3. Relating to, or suitable for, storage at room temperature.
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-adj-8CeYmArN Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  4. (mathematics) Containing objects or describing a setting that one is interested in. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-adj-LeJmJrW7 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonambient, subambient, superambient

Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.bi.ənt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-ambient.wav Forms: ambients [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂en-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ey-}}, {{der|en|la|ambiēns||going around}} Latin ambiēns (“going around”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ambient (countable and uncountable, plural ambients)
  1. Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Something that surrounds): ambient [masculine] (Catalan), prostředí [neuter] (Czech), ympäristö (Finnish), ympäröivä (Finnish), otoczenie [neuter] (Polish), ambiente [masculine] (Portuguese), окружа́ющая среда́ (okružájuščaja sredá) [feminine] (Russian), omgivande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-noun-SvyMf-jg Disambiguation of 'Something that surrounds': 96 3 1
  2. (astrology) The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astrology, Musical genres
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-noun-kdKx5i0Z Disambiguation of Musical genres: 7 25 4 7 6 21 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 6 12 13 30 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 14 4 13 14 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 17 2 10 11 3 9 9 23 8 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 18 1 10 11 2 9 9 24 8 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 15 5 12 12 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 14 5 13 12 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 13 6 13 12 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 14 4 12 13 33 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 14 5 13 12 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 13 5 12 11 30 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 14 14 5 13 12 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 14 4 12 13 33 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 14 4 12 13 33 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 14 14 5 13 12 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 14 14 5 13 12 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 11 6 12 13 37 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 15 14 6 13 12 30 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 14 14 5 13 12 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 13 6 12 14 29 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 13 12 12 11 28 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 14 4 12 13 33 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 14 5 13 12 31 11 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  3. (uncountable, music) A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres Translations (Type of modern music): 氛圍 (Chinese Mandarin), 氛围 (fēnwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), etosmuziko (Esperanto), ambient-musiikki (Finnish), ambient [masculine] (Italian), 環境 (kankyō) (alt: かんきょう) (Japanese), アンビエント (anbiento) (Japanese), ambientā mūzika (Latvian), ambient [masculine] (Polish), ambient [masculine] (Portuguese), эмбие́нт (embijént) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ambient-en-noun-qa9-EHZG Disambiguation of Musical genres: 7 25 4 7 6 21 30 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'Type of modern music': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ambient music [music, entertainment, lifestyle], chillout [music, entertainment, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "allt um kring"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "umhverfis-"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "visaptverošs"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "ietverošs"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "apkārt esošs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "sekitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "sekeliling"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nī gherlele",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "नी घेरलेले"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "محیط"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "محیطی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "otaczający"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "ambiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "okružájuščij",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "окружа́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "encompassing on all sides",
      "word": "omgivande"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "tunnelmallinen"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "embienṭi",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "ემბიენტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "embienṭuri musiḳa",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "ემბიენტური მუსიკა"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "ambientale"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "ambientā mūzika"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vātāvraṇ",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "वातावरण"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "امبینت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "atmosferyczny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(music) evoking or creating an atmosphere",
      "word": "ambiente"
    }
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  ],
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}

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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
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      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
      "word": "ympäristö"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "otoczenie"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ambiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "okružájuščaja sredá",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "окружа́ющая среда́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Something that surrounds",
      "word": "omgivande"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "氛圍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēnwéi",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "氛围"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "etosmuziko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "ambient-musiikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ambient"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんきょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kankyō",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "環境"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "anbiento",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "アンビエント"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "word": "ambientā mūzika"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ambient"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ambient"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "embijént",
      "sense": "Type of modern music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "эмбие́нт"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ambient"
  ],
  "word": "ambient"
}

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