definitions

scenery

[ see-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈsi nə ri /
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noun, plural scen·er·ies.

the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
hangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative background.

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RELATED WORDS

decor, furnishings, terrain, setting, landscape, spectacle, backdrop, furniture, prospect, flat, vista, set, neighborhood, sphere, view, props, properties

Nearby words

scend, scene, scene dock, scene master, scene-stealer, scenery, scenic, scenic railway, scenic reserve, scenography, scent

Idioms

    chew the scenery, to act melodramatically; overact.

Origin of scenery

First recorded in 1740–50; scene + -ery

SYNONYMS FOR scenery

1 terrain, view, surroundings.
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Examples from the Web for sceneries

  • He is well “posted-up” in the local histories and sceneries of the place.

    A Walk from London to John O'Groat's|Elihu Burritt

  • From Swedish sceneries and animal life she borrows her most beautiful images.

    Sweden|Victor Nilsson

  • And he knew people who had fine Indian sceneries; he would speak to them and to others who had Indian costumes.

    The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"|Minnie L. Carpenter

  • There were “big rocks, gulches, and sceneries” of a far better quality down the coast on the way to Wrangell.

    Travels in Alaska|John Muir

British Dictionary definitions for sceneries

scenery

/ (ˈsiːnərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the natural features of a landscape
theatre the painted backcloths, stage structures, etc, used to represent a location in a theatre or studio

Word Origin for scenery

C18: from Italian scenario
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012