SCENERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does scenery mean?
• SCENERY (noun)
The noun SCENERY has 2 senses:
1. the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
2. the appearance of a place
Familiarity information: SCENERY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCENERY (noun)
Meaning:
The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
scenery; scene
Context example:
they worked all night painting the scenery
Hypernyms ("scenery" is a kind of...):
set; stage set (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scenery"):
backcloth; backdrop; background (scenery hung at back of stage)
flat (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
masking; masking piece (scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen)
set piece (a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting)
Meaning:
The appearance of a place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("scenery" is a kind of...):
locality; neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity (a surrounding or nearby region)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scenery"):
landscape (an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view)
seascape (a view of the sea)
