scene
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scene
- /siːn/
Sounds like seen · Rhymes with -iːn
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English scene, from Middle French scene, borrowed from Latin sc(a)ena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”). Doublet of scena and skene.
noun scenes · scæne
- The location of an event that attracts attention. the scene of the crime
- The stage. They stood in the centre of the scene.
- The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set. to paint scenes
- A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act. The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes.
- The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up. In Troy, there lies the scene.
- A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place. He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe.
- A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery. A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, / Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn.
- An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display. The headmistress told the students not to cause a scene.
- An element of fiction writing.
- A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture. She got into the emo scene at an early age.
- A youth subculture popular in the Anglosphere in the 2000s and early 2010s.
- An aesthetic characterized by vibrant, often neon colors, heavily teased and brightly dyed hair with long bangs, skinny jeans, band tees, and layered accessories like studded belts and plastic jewelry; heavily influenced by MySpace culture, emo, pop-punk, and electronic music, with a strong emphasis on digital self-expression and a playful, rebellious energy.
- A fantasy that is acted out.
verb scenes · scening · scened · scæne
- To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.
- To roleplay.
- Short for demoscene
interjection scene! · scæne
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A notice to actors that their performance has ended.
Near-synonym: cut!
Similar: end scene!, and scene!, cut
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: setting, vista, aspect, prospect, view, picture, scenery, fit, panorama, tantrum, shot, performing, drama, performer, staging, backdrop
Translations
Every language
noun the location of an event that attracts attention
| Español | escena |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장면 jangmyeon |
| 日本語 | 現場 genba, シーン shīn |
| 中文 | 景色 jǐngsè, 景象 jǐngxiàng, 現場 /现场 xiànchǎng, 場面 /场面 chǎngmiàn |
| Português | cena |
| Français | scène |
| Deutsch | Szene |
| Italiano | scena |
| Ελληνικά | σκηνή skiní |
| Română | scenă |
| Русский | сце́на scéna |
| العربية | مَنْظَر manẓar, مَشْهَد mašhad |
| עברית | סְצֵנָה stséna |
noun (theater) decorations, furnishing and backgrounds of a stage — see also decor
| Français | scène |
|---|---|
| Русский | сце́на scéna |
noun (theater, film, television, radio) part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time
| Español | escena |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | シーン shīn |
| Français | scène |
| Deutsch | Szene |
| Русский | сце́на scéna |
noun location, time, circumstance, etc., in which something occurs
| Español | escenario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 場景 /场景 chǎngjǐng, chángjǐng |
| Français | scène |
| Русский | сце́на scéna |
| العربية | مَشْهَد mašhad |
noun exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others
| Español | escena |
|---|---|
| Português | escândalo |
| Français | scène, scène de ménage |
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