scene

  • noun 1 the place where a real or fictional incident occurs or occurred. 2 a view or landscape as seen by a spectator. 3 an incident or representation of an incident of a specified nature: scenes of violence. 4 a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, etc. 5 the scenery used in a play or opera. 6 a public display of emotion or anger. 7 a specified area of activity or interest: the literary scene.

  — PHRASES behind the scenes out of public view. change of scene a move to different surroundings. come (or appear or arrive) on the scene arrive; appear. not one’s scene informal not something one enjoys or is interested in.

  — ORIGIN Latin scena, from Greek skene ‘tent, stage’.

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