Contextualizebeta

scenic

adj
/ˈsiːnɪk/

Etymology

From Middle French scénique, from Latin scēnicus, alternative form of scaenicus (“of or pertaining to the stage; theatrical, scenic”), from Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”).

  1. derived from σκηνικός — “theatrical”
  2. derived from scēnicus
  3. derived from scénique

Definitions

  1. having beautiful scenery

    having beautiful scenery; picturesque

    • We have plenty of time: let's take the scenic route.
    • Scenic illusions such as those caused by the haze, or the apparent diminution of scale where everything was enormous, intrigued Dutton.

  2. of or relating to scenery

  3. dramatic

    dramatic; theatrical

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. a depiction of scenery

    2. a scenic artist

      a scenic artist; a person employed to design backgrounds for theatre etc.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for scenic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA