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    Is "unambient" a word?

    Question #63593. Asked by researcher.

    xfacilitatorx


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    Top Web Results for "un ambient"
    No entry found for un ambient.


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    Nope. Not a word.

    Mar 16 06, 4:20 PM
    Sabine06

    It's not a valid Scrabble word.

    Mar 16 06, 4:23 PM
    gmackematix

    OneLook searches 1,001 indexed dictionaries and didn't find it.
    On the other hand, OneLook's "quick definition" of "word" is a "unit of meaning that native speakers can recognise".
    Although I may have never seen it before, I can recognise "unambient" as meaning not ambient.
    A quick look through Google's 200+ examples, "unambient" is almost always used in a musical context.

    Mar 16 06, 5:30 PM
    lanfranco

    That's scary. The online OED returned no matches, and I couldn't think of a proper antonym for "ambient." It seems that some people think "unambient" suits just fine.

    Another example of language evolution?

    Mar 16 06, 5:46 PM
    xfacilitatorx

    Antonyms of adj ambient

    1 sense of ambient

    Sense 1
    ambient

    INDIRECT (VIA close) -> Distant

    http://www.synonym.com/antonym/ambient

    http://www.synonym.com/antonym/ambient

    Mar 16 06, 5:53 PM
    Ivystung

    I would think something like "captivating" or "striking" (as an adjective) could be an antonym of ambient. Since ambient generally refers to something which blends into the background and you are only vaguely aware of.



    Mar 16 06, 10:41 PM
    lanfranco

    Afraid not, Ivy. You'll have to explain yourself a bit more specifically. "Ambient" means "surrounding" or "encircling," not something that "blends into the background."

    Mar 17 06, 6:39 PM

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