AMBIANCE Synonyms

• a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure

• an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

• a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

• an intuitive awareness

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a property perceived by touch

• manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

• be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

• have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude

• undergo passive experience of

• be felt or perceived in a certain way

• grope or feel in search of something

• examine by touch

• examine (a body part) by palpation

• find by testing or cautious exploration

• produce a certain impression

• pass one's hands over the sexual organs of

• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

• the prevailing psychological state

• verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

• a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively

• to feel emotionally

• a particular environment or surrounding influence

• the atmosphere of an environment