SCENE
What does "SCENE" mean?
A place where an event happens, or a single continuous section of a play or film.
Meanings
- The place where an action or event occurs. Detectives roped off the scene before dawn.
- A subdivision of a play or film, usually a single setting and time. The duel happens in the final scene of Act Five.
- A view or landscape as one takes it in. From the ridge the whole valley opened into a green scene.
- A public display of strong, usually angry, emotion. Please don't make a scene at the restaurant. informal
- A particular cultural milieu or sphere of activity. She knows everyone in the local jazz scene. informal
Did you know?
- The English word 'scene' traces back to the Greek 'skene' - literally the changing tent behind a stage - and the same root gives us 'proscenium', the arch that frames a theatre stage.
Word origin
From Greek 'skene', the tent or hut behind the stage where actors changed; into Latin 'scaena' ('stage'), then French 'scene' and English.
Remember it
SCENE shares its opening with 'scenery' and 'scenic' - all the stage-set words start SC-E.
A little poem
The curtain lifts on a painted street;
the realest thing on stage is the heat of the lights.
couplet
What it teaches
Don't mistake the scenery for the story; the set is borrowed, the scene is what you do in it.
Quick facts
What does SCENE mean?
A place where an event happens, or a single continuous section of a play or film.
Is SCENE a valid word?
Yes — SCENE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCENE?
SCENE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SCENE come from?
From Greek 'skene', the tent or hut behind the stage where actors changed; into Latin 'scaena' ('stage'), then French 'scene' and English.
What can SCENE teach us?
Don't mistake the scenery for the story; the set is borrowed, the scene is what you do in it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.