What does "scene" mean?
The location of an event that attracts attention.
Scene
/siːn/ intj, noun, verb
intj, noun, verb ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The location of an event that attracts attention.
- Grammar: scene is listed as intj, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: setting, view, vista, 3d scene.
- Useful contrasts: french acte.
- Usage evidence: The director wanted the local Asahi reporter to go to the scene of the crime.
How to use "scene"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The location of an event that attracts attention. countable, uncountable
"the scene of the crime"
- 2 graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept wordnet
- 3 The stage. archaic, countable, uncountable
"They stood in the centre of the scene."
- 4 the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale wordnet
- 5 The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set. countable, uncountable
"to paint scenes"
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- 6 the visual percept of a region wordnet
- 7 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. countable, uncountable
"The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes."
- 8 a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film wordnet
- 9 The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up. countable, uncountable
"In Troy, there lies the scene."
- 10 a subdivision of an act of a play or performance wordnet
- 11 A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place. countable, uncountable
"He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe."
- 12 an incident (real or imaginary) wordnet
- 13 A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery. countable, uncountable
"A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, / Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn."
- 14 the context and environment in which something is set wordnet
- 15 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. countable, uncountable
"The headmistress told the students not to cause a scene."
- 16 the place where some action occurs wordnet
- 17 An element of fiction writing. countable, uncountable
- 18 a situation treated as an observable object wordnet
- 19 A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture. countable, uncountable
"She got into the emo scene at an early age."
- 20 a display of bad temper wordnet
- 21 (by extension) A youth subculture popular in the Anglosphere in the 2000s and early 2010s. uncountable
- 22 (by extension) A youth subculture popular in the Anglosphere in the 2000s and early 2010s.; (by extension) 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. countable, uncountable
- 23 A fantasy that is acted out. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. transitive
- 2 To roleplay. intransitive
Intj
- 1 A notice to actors that their performance has ended.
"Near-synonym: cut!"
Antonyms
french acte
Example
"The director wanted the local Asahi reporter to go to the scene of the crime."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "scene"?
Common synonyms include: setting, view, vista, 3d scene, access, act.
How do you use "scene" in a sentence?
The director wanted the local Asahi reporter to go to the scene of the crime.
How do you pronounce "scene"?
Pronounced /siːn/.
Etymology
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.