scenery
[ see-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈsi nə ri /
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,
- scenic,
- scenic railway,
- scenic reserve,
- scenographic,
- scenography
Idioms
chew the scenery, to act melodramatically; overact.
Origin of scenery
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Examples from the Web for scenery
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
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scenery
"decoration of a theater stage," 1770, earlier scenary; see scene + -ery. Meaning "a landscape or view, a pictorial scene" is from 1777.
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