A casual meal does not, however, have to be without ambiance or special details.
From the timesunion.com
Early in the day, a live camel and a python dropped by to add Egyptian ambiance.
From the washingtonpost.com
For additional ambiance, she covered the tables with candles in mercury votives.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It's not all Old World ambiance, magnolias and pastel-colored mansions, however.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The overall skill level wasn't as remarkable, but the ambiance was day to night.
From the stltoday.com
There is just a certain warmth and love for the service and the entire ambiance.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It's a good color for a library, producing a peaceful ambiance in which to study.
From the thenewstribune.com
Do you want the ambiance to be elegant and traditional or relaxed and informal?
From the denverpost.com
The final small touches may be the most important in creating the right ambiance.
From the sacbee.com
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Atmosphere: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
An overall feeling or mood projected by a store through its aesthetic appeal to human senses. A brightly colored children's room is more appealing to juveniles than an area sectioned off within the adult room which blends in.
Or ambient sound: The background sound in a place where a recording is made, e.g. traffic in a street interview. See also atmos.
The feeling or mood of a particular scene or setting.
The acoustic characteristics of a space with regard to reverberation. A room with a lot of reverb is said to be "live"; one without much reverb is "dead."
(pronounced "ambee-onts") The feeling or mood evoked by an environment.
The distinctive acoustical characteristics of a given concert hall, recording studio, etc. It results from reverberations (multiple sound reflections) from the walls and ceiling. Rooms that are said to be dead lack ambiance.
N. The overall look and feel of a restaurant, hotel, destination, or the mood or atmosphere it creates.