ambient
Something that surroundsSomething that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
» I like listening to ambient music at night.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
окружа́ющая среда́okružájuščaja sredá
(countable, uncountable)The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc.
(uncountable)A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere.
эмбие́нтembijént
Examples
10 sentencesI like listening to ambient music at night.
My brother listens to a music genre called ambient.
The ambient music made her fly into a rage.
The soundtracks of most video games are mostly ambient music.
The ambient noise around me went silent in a matter of seconds.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”).From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”).
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Forms
plural: ambientsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable