SCENERY

scenery, scene

(noun) the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; “they worked all night painting the scenery”

scenery

(noun) the appearance of a place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

scenery (countable and uncountable, plural sceneries)

View, natural features, landscape.

Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene.

Source: Wiktionary


Scen"er*y, n.

1. Assemblage of scenes; the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or occurence.

2. Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety and beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of natural views, as woods, hills, etc. Never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 May 2024

ABOUND

(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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