noun
or am·bi·ance äⁿbyäⁿs
( plural ambi·ences or ambi·ances “)
Etymology: French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding (after such pairs as confiant confident: confiance confidence), from Latin ambient-, ambiens — more at ambient
: a surrounding or pervading atmosphere : environment , milieu
moves out of provincial society and out of the ambience of exclusively female friendships — Lionel Trilling