scene

Meanings

• 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
• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
• a situation treated as an observable object
  • "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
• a subdivision of an act of a play
  • "the first act has three scenes"
• a display of bad temper
  • "he made a scene"
• graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
  • "he painted scenes from everyday life"
• the context and environment in which something is set
• the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
  • "they worked all night painting the scenery"

Synonyms

aspect, conniption, fit, panorama, picture, prospect, scenery, setting, shot, tantrum, view, vista