Meanings
nounscenery (usually uncountable, plural sceneries)
plural sceneries · alternative obsolete scenary
- uncountableusuallyStage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene.
To make a Sketch, or a more perfect Model of a Picture, is in the Language of Poets, to draw up the Scenary of a Play, and the reaſon is the ſame for both; to guide the Undertaking, and to preſerve the Remembrance of ſuch things, whoſe Natures are difficult to retain.
1695, John Dryden, “Preface of the Translator, with a Parallel, of Poetry and Painting”, in C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC, page xliv
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans natuurskoon
- natuurskoonview, natural features, landscape
Arabic مَشْهَد, مَنْظَر طَبِيعِيّ
- مَشْهَد (mašhad)view, natural features, landscape
- مَنْظَر طَبِيعِيّ (manẓar ṭabīʕiyy)view, natural features, landscape
- مَنْظَر (manẓar)view, natural features, landscape
Bulgarian пейза́ж, декори
- пейза́ж (pejzáž)view, natural features, landscape
- декори (dekori)stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Catalan paisatge
- paisatgeview, natural features, landscape
Chinese Mandarin 風景 /风景, 景色
- 風景 /风景 (fēngjǐng)view, natural features, landscape
- 景色 (jǐngsè)view, natural features, landscape
Czech scenérie, krajina
- scenérieview, natural features, landscape
- krajinaview, natural features, landscape
- kulisystage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Danish landskab
- landskabview, natural features, landscape
Dutch landschap, natuurschoon
- landschapview, natural features, landscape
- natuurschoonview, natural features, landscape
- decorstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- coulissenstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- toneelstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Esperanto pejzaĝo
- pejzaĝoview, natural features, landscape
Estonian maastik, kulissid
- maastikview, natural features, landscape
- kulissidstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- lavadekoratsioonidstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Finnish maisema, kulissit
- maisemaview, natural features, landscape
- kulissitstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
French décor naturel, paysage
- décor naturelview, natural features, landscape
- paysageview, natural features, landscape
- décorstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
German Landschaft, Kulisse
- Landschaftview, natural features, landscape
- Kulissestage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Greek τοπίο
- τοπίο (topío)view, natural features, landscape
Hebrew נוֹף
- נוֹף (nof)view, natural features, landscape
Hindi दृश्यावली, भूदृश्य
- दृश्यावली (dŕśyāvlī)view, natural features, landscape
- भूदृश्य (bhūdŕśya)view, natural features, landscape
- सीनरी (sīnrī)view, natural features, landscape
- परिदृश्य (paridŕśya)view, natural features, landscape
Hungarian látvány, táj
- látványview, natural features, landscape
- tájview, natural features, landscape
- tájképview, natural features, landscape
- díszletstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Italian paesaggio
- paesaggioview, natural features, landscape
Japanese 風景, 景色
- 風景 (fūkei)view, natural features, landscape
- 景色 (keshiki)view, natural features, landscape
Korean 경치, 풍경
- 경치 (gyeongchi)view, natural features, landscape
- 풍경 (punggyeong)view, natural features, landscape
Malay pemandangan
- pemandanganview, natural features, landscape
Māori whakaariari
- whakaariaristage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Norwegian Bokmål landskap, scene
- landskapview, natural features, landscape
- sceneview, natural features, landscape
- kulissestage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Persian منظره, چشمانداز
- منظره (manzare)view, natural features, landscape
- چشمانداز (čašm-andâz)view, natural features, landscape
Polish sceneria, krajobraz
- sceneriaview, natural features, landscape
- krajobrazview, natural features, landscape
- pejzażview, natural features, landscape
- dekoracjastage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Portuguese paisagem, cenário
- paisagemview, natural features, landscape
- cenáriostage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Romanian decor, peisaj
- decorview, natural features, landscape
- peisajview, natural features, landscape
- culise (de scenă)view, natural features, landscape
Russian пейза́ж, ландша́фт
- пейза́ж (pejzáž)view, natural features, landscape
- ландша́фт (landšáft)view, natural features, landscape
- вид (vid)view, natural features, landscape
- кули́сы (kulísy)stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- декора́ции (dekorácii)stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Scottish Gaelic sealladh
- sealladhview, natural features, landscape
Slovak scenéria, krajina
- scenériaview, natural features, landscape
- krajinaview, natural features, landscape
Spanish paisaje, estampa
- paisajeview, natural features, landscape
- estampaview, natural features, landscape
- decoradostage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Swahili mandhari
- mandhariview, natural features, landscape
Swedish sceneri, bakgrund
- sceneriview, natural features, landscape
- bakgrundview, natural features, landscape
- fondview, natural features, landscape
- vyview, natural features, landscape
- utsiktview, natural features, landscape
- landskapview, natural features, landscape
- sceneristage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- bakgrundstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- kulissstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
- fondstage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene
Thai ทัศน์, ทิวทัศน์
- ทัศน์ (tát)view, natural features, landscape
- ทิวทัศน์ (tiu-tát)view, natural features, landscape
- ทัศนียภาพ (tát-sà-nii-yá-pâap)view, natural features, landscape
- ภูมิประเทศ (puu-mí-bprà-têet)view, natural features, landscape
Turkish manzara, peyzaj
- manzaraview, natural features, landscape
- peyzajview, natural features, landscape
Ukrainian краєви́д, пейза́ж
- краєви́д (krajevýd)view, natural features, landscape
- пейза́ж (pejzáž)view, natural features, landscape
- ландша́фт (landšáft)view, natural features, landscape
- вид (vyd)view, natural features, landscape
Vietnamese phong cảnh
- phong cảnhview, natural features, landscape
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scenery
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
scenery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scenery
MLA
“scenery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scenery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scenery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scenery.
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