scenery

[ see-nuh-ree ]
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noun
  1. the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.

  2. hangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative background.

Idioms about scenery

  1. chew the scenery, to act melodramatically; overact.

Origin of scenery

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First recorded in 1740–50; scene + -ery

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British Dictionary definitions for scenery

scenery

/ (ˈsiːnərɪ) /


nounplural -eries
  1. the natural features of a landscape

  2. theatre the painted backcloths, stage structures, etc, used to represent a location in a theatre or studio

Origin of scenery

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C18: from Italian scenario

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