the natural features of a landscape the painted backcloths, stage structures, etc, used to represent a location in a theatre or studio
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scen•er•y /ˈsinəri/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the general appearance of a place:wild, beautiful scenery in the Alps.
- Show Businesshangings, curtains, etc., used as background on a stage.
scen•er•y
(sē′nə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies.
- the general appearance of a place;
the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape. - Show Businesshangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative background.
- Idioms, Show Business chew the scenery, to act melodramatically;
overact.
- scene + -ery 1740–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . terrain, view, surroundings.
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'scenery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Betws-y-Coed
- Guilin
- Jones
- addition
- ballet
- batten
- block
- boomerang
- brace jack
- bridge
- chime
- clew
- cruise
- cutaway
- dock
- dome
- dress
- dress rehearsal
- drink
- décor
- expansive
- flat
- fly
- fly gallery
- fly rail
- gaze
- grand
- gridiron
- grip
- ground row
- guideline
- imbibe
- karst
- key grip
- landscape
- landscape gardening
- lash line
- leg drop
- magnificent
- masking piece
- mise en scène
- monotonous
- monotony
- mount
- mountain
- nature
- observation car
- oratorio
- painty
- pastoral