Scenery

Definition: Scenery

Scenery

Noun

1. The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery".

2. The appearance of a place.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "scenery" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1798. (references)

Synonym: Scenery

The Drama

Stage, scene, scenery, the boards; trap, mezzanine floor; flies; floats, footlights; offstage; orchestra.

Crosswords: Scenery

Why? The how and the who is just scenery for the public (JFK; writing credit: Jim Marrs; Jim Garrison)

I thought I was supposed to be getting a change of scenery. But so far I've been in a train and a room, a car and a room, and a room and a room (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen)

Up there, those are the actors and the costumes and the scenery. They don't know the soul of the opera (The Phantom of the Opera; writing credit: Gerry O'Hara)

You know I hate nature! Look at those disgusting trees, stealing my oxygen. Oh, I can't stand this scenery another minute (Desperate Living; writing credit: John Waters)

Nice scenery. (Tombstone; writing credit: Kevin Jarre)

But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery (Take The Long Way Home; performing artist: Supertramp)

Seasons change with the scenery (Hazy Shade Of Winter; performing artist: The Bangles)

I need a change of scenery (Pleasant Valley Sunday; performing artist: The Monkees)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Building City Scenery for Your Model Railroad (Model Railroader) (reference)

• Handbook of Scenery, Properties, and Lighting: Volume I, Scenery and Properties (reference)

• The New Scenery Tips & Techniques (reference)

• The Scenery Manual (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Magnificent Scenery of Ireland (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Change of Scenery (reference)

• Exotic Scenery (reference)

• Scenery and Fish (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Airport and Scenery Designer (reference)

• Flight Simulator Action Scenery (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Indian Canoe Races, Anacortes". In: "Puget Sound and Western Washington Cities-Towns Scenery", by Robert A. Reid, Robert A. Reid Publisher, Seattle, 1912. P. 108. Credit: America's Coastlines.

"The Russia Cement Company's Plant at Anacortes". This plant made glue and other products from fish processing waste, not cement. In: "Puget Sound and Western Washington Cities-Towns Scenery", by Robert A. Reid, Robert A. Reid Publisher, Seattle, 1912. P. 108. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Scenery in the Inside Passage. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Viewing some of the scenery in the vicinity of McMurdo Sound. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Chief Boatwain Nutting taking in the scenery in Tracy Arm. Credit: Fisheries.

Survey Tech Sandy Zirnheld taking in the scenery from RA-2. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

In: "The Meteor Expedition," by F. Spiess, German Atlantic Expedition 1925-1927. A glacier and spectacular mountain scenery at South Georgia Island. Plate 83. Library Call Number C/La S755. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Farm pond in Jasper County, Iowa contributes to improved scenery, recreation and water quality in the area. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Scenery along Chimney Rock Trail. Credit: John Craig.

Beautiful scenery in the New Waters Wilderness Area. Credit: Ron Morfin.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

There was wild and ghastly scenery all around her, and a home and comfort nowhere

A few moments after he found himself on the stage amid the garish gas and the dim scenery, acting before the innumerable faces of the void

They early introduce us to and detain us in scenery with which otherwise, at that age, we should have little acquaintance

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Economic History

Kenya

The coastal beaches, wildlife, and unique scenery are Kenya's main attractions. (references)

Monaco

The principality is noted for its beautiful natural scenery and mild, sunny climate. (references)

Australia

The U.S. can offer the Australian traveler what they seek in a vacation destination, and with no language barriers, stunning scenery, good shopping, and a variety of entertainment facilities, the steady growth of Australian travelers to the U.S. should continue in the long term. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "scenery": absorbing scenery ♦ mountain scenery ♦ pastoral scenery ♦ pretty scenery ♦ projected scenery ♦ Scenery Hill ♦ scenery wagon. Additional references.

Beginning with "scenery": scenery-watchers.

Ending with "scenery": stage-scenery.

Afrikaans

landskap (landscape). (various references)

Albanian

peizazh (landscape), pamje (air, aspect, face, landscape, likeness, look, make, mien, mode, outlook, outside, physiognomy, presence, prospect, rig, scene, semblance, shape, sight, spectacle, view, visage, vista). (various references)

Arabic 

‏منظر (outlook, panorama, view), ‏مشهد (outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scene, show, sight, spectacle, view), ‏زخرفة (adornment, blazonry, decor, decoration, embellishment, embroidery, enrichment, fussiness, garniture, illustration, ornament, ornamentation, ornateness, scroll), ‏ديكور (surroundings). (various references)

Bulgarian 

природа (composition, country, fiber, fibre, grain, kind, make up, nature, temper), пейзаж (landscape, picture, prospect, scene), декори (set, setting). (various references)

Chinese 

风景 (landscape, scenic), 風景 (landscape), 景色 (landscape, scene, view), 景物 , 景 (bright, circumstance). (various references)

Czech

krajina (country, countryside, landscape, land-scape, region, side). (various references)

Danish

landskab (landscape). (various references)

Dutch

landschap (landscape). (various references)

Esperanto

pejzaĝo (landscape). (various references)

Faeroese

landslag (landscape). (various references)

Farsi 

منظره (Landscape, Object, Outlook, Perspective, Picture, Prospect, Scene, Sight, Spectacle, View, Vision), چشم انداز (Landscape, Lookout, Outlook, Overlook, Panorama, Perspective, Prospect, Scene, View, Vista), صحنه سازی (Histrionics). (various references)

Finnish

maisema (landscape). (various references)

French

paysage, décor. (various references)

Frisian

lânskip (landscape). (various references)

German

Szenerie, Landschaft (countryside, landscape, prospect, scene, territory). (various references)

Greek 

τοπίο (landscape, scene). (various references)

Hebrew 

תפאורה (decor, decoration, set, setting), נוף (elevation, height, landscape, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista). (various references)

Hungarian

tájkép (landscape), táj (clime, land, landscape, quarter, scene), látvány (perspective, prospect, scene, sight, sight for sore eyes, spectacle, view, vision). (various references)

Italian

scenografia (scenography, set design), scenario (scenario), scenari (visuals), veduta (display, idea, opinion, outlook, picture, sight, view, vista), panorama (landscape, panorama, survey, view), paesaggio (landscape, panorama, view), ornamento (adornment, decoration, ornament). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

叙景 (description). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おおどうぐ (stage setting), ふうこう (natural beauty, wind direction), ふうけい, けしき (landscape, scene), けいぶつ (a premium, gift, natural features), けいかん (cockscomb, crest, crown of laurel, crown of thorns, policeman, ravine, strong and fierce), じょけい (description, female line, matrilinear), はいけい (background, circumstance, Dear, setting). (various references)

Korean 

풍광. (various references)

Manx

reayrtys (aim, aspect, prospect, scene, survey, view, vision, vista), fakin (behold, envisage, see, spot, view, witness). (various references)

Papiamen

paisahe (landscape). (various references)

Pig Latin

eneryscay.(various references)

Portuguese

paisagem (panorama, prospect, view), cenário (movie set, scenario, scene, set, setting). (various references)

Romanian

privelişte (landscape, lookout, outlook, sea-scape, sight, view), décor (background, décor, decoration, embellishment, landscape, mise en scene, ornament, scene, sets), cadru (casement, compass, frame, framework, framing, personnel, picture, rim, setting, skeleton, specialists, still). (various references)

Russian 

пейзаж (landscape). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pejzaž (landscape), dekoracije (setting). (various references)

Spanish

paisaje (landscape, scene). (various references)

Swedish

landskap (landscape, province, scenary), sceneri. (various references)

Thai

ทิวทัศน์ (scene), ฉากบนเวที. (various references)

Turkish

sahne dekoru (scene), manzara (landscape, lookout, panorama, Paysage, prospect, raree show, scene, scenic, sight, spectacle, view, vista), dekor (adornment, décor, get up, scene, setting). (various references)

Turkmen 

яagdaя (condition, situation). (various references)

Ukrainian

обстановка (air, ambience, appointments, atmosphere, background, circumstance, furnishings, milieu), пейзаж (landscape, scape), декорації (dйcor). (various references)

Vietnamese 

cảnh vật, cảnh phông phong cảnh. (various references)

Welsh

golygfa (scene, view). (various references)

Misspellings

"Scenery" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Csenger, Csengery, Iscandri, Mcenery, Mcinery, Mckendry, Scanbrit, sceanery, sceenery, scenari, scendere, scener, scenert, sceney, scenrey, scenry, Schenley, Schneer, scnery, sconey, Scuderi, Scudery, siegery, Szendrey. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: censer, screen, secern.

-2 letters: cense, ceres, ernes, eyers, eyres, scene, scree, sneer, sycee, syren.

-3 letters: cees, cere, eery, erne, erns, eyen, eyer, eyes, eyne, eyre, recs, rees, ryes, scry, seen, seer, sene, sere, snye, syce, sync, syne, yens.

-4 letters: cee, cry, ens, ere, ern, ers, eye, nee, rec, ree, res, rye, sec, see, sen.

+2 letters: conveyers, necessary, reconveys, residency, sergeancy, sincerely.

+3 letters: conversely, cryogenies, dysenteric, glycerines, insecurely, pennycress, presidency, resiliency, screenplay, syncretise, syncretize, synergetic.

+4 letters: aerenchymas, antisecrecy, cherrystone, conveyorise, cybernetics, cycloserine, excrescency, hypermnesic, hypocenters, insincerely, keypunchers, necessarily, persistency, persnickety, presciently, purveyances, pycnometers, screenplays, superagency, syncretised, syncretises, syncretized, syncretizes, unnecessary.

+5 letters: cherrystones, conveyancers, conveyorised, conveyorises, conveyorizes, counterstyle, cycloserines, cyproterones, decreasingly, entranceways, excrescently, glycerinates, hypersthenic, indiscreetly, intercessory, intersociety, iridescently, nonresidency, nonsecretory, pennycresses, recessionary, resplendency, sclerenchyma, secretionary, subserviency.