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Definitions for Scene

[1] the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
[2] any view or picture.
[3] an incident or situation in real life.
[4] an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners: Please don't make a scene in such a public place.
[5] a division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.
[6] a unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show.
[7] the place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.
[8] scenery(def 2) .
[9] Literature . an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative. the setting or locale of a story.
[10] the stage, especially of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.
[11] an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.: the rock music scene; the fashion scene.
[12] behind the scenes , in secret or in private.
[13] make the scene , Slang . to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity: Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene.
[14] the place where an action or event, real or imaginary, occurs
[15] the setting for the action of a play, novel, etc
[16] an incident or situation, real or imaginary, esp as described or represented
[17] a subdivision of an act of a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed a single event, esp a significant one, in a play
[18] films a shot or series of shots that constitutes a unit of the action
[19] the backcloths, stage setting, etc, for a play or film set; scenery
[20] the prospect of a place, landscape, etc
[21] a display of emotion, esp an embarrassing one to the onlookers
[22] informal the environment for a specific activity the fashion scene
[23] informal interest or chosen occupation classical music is not my scene
[24] rare the stage, esp of a theatre in ancient Greece or Rome
[25] behind the scenes out of public view; privately

Words related to Scene

scenery, picture, set, theater, show, spot, site, arena, setting, place, location, sight, spectacle, view, display, landscape, stage, episode, act, incident

Words nearby Scene

scelp, scena, scenario, scenarist, scend, scene, scene dock, scene master, scene-stealer, scenery, scenic

Origin of Scene

1530–40; < Latin scēna background (of the stage) < Greek skēnḗ booth (where actors dressed)

Words that may be confused with Scene

scene, seen

Other words from Scene

in·ter·scene , noun

Word origin for Scene

C16: from Latin scēna theatrical stage, from Greek skēnē tent, stage

Synonyms for Scene

arena, display, landscape, location, picture, place, scenery, set, setting, show, sight, site, spectacle, spot, stage, theater, view, backdrop, background, blackout, exhibition, flat, flats, locale, locality, outlook, pageant, representation, seascape, tableau, mise en scène