Dictionary 1. (a.) Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing.2. (n.) Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient. Thesaurus ambience atmosphere circling circumambient circumferential circumflex circumfluent circumfluous circumjacent climate embracing encircling enclosing encompassing enfolding enveloping environing medium milieu mise-en-scene neighboring peripheral roundabout suburban surrounding surroundings wrapping |