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.

Nearby words

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

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 scenery

“But I think it was the harbors and the boats and the scenery which first captured his imagination,” she added.
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We literally had to have another cabin on the other side so the scenery is going the same way.
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Craving a change of scenery, I decide to leave the InStyle/Warner Bros. party.
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Yet the scenery for this annus mirabilis production has always been rather flimsy.
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They write music for what it is worth as music, not as scenery.
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He was delayed at the theatre by matters concerned with the scenery of the new piece they were to mount upon the morrow.
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I would have admired the scenery, had not my time been occupied in holding on, and in catching my breath.
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"The Last Walk in Autumn" is another poem inspired by the scenery of this locality.
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British Dictionary definitions 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

noun, plural scen·er·ies.

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noun plural -eries

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