Scene meaning

What does “scene” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“scene” is a noun with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the place where some action occurs.

scene

the place where some action occurs
“the police returned to the scene of the crime”
an incident (real or imaginary)
“their parting was a sad scene”
the visual percept of a region
“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
Synonymsview aspect prospect vista panorama
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Synonymsshot
a situation treated as an observable object
“the political picture is favorable”
“the religious scene in England has changed in the last century”
Synonymspicture
a subdivision of an act of a play
“the first act has three scenes”
a display of bad temper
“he had a fit”
“she threw a tantrum”
Synonymsfit tantrum conniption
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
“he painted scenes from everyday life”
“figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment”
Synonymsview
the context and environment in which something is set
“the perfect setting for a ghost story”
Synonymssetting
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
“they worked all night painting the scenery”
Synonymsscenery

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University