| Main Entry: |
mise en scene
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene |
| Synonyms: | arena, backdrop, background, blackout, display, exhibition, flat, flats, landscape, locale, locality, location, mise en scène, outlook, pageant, picture, place, representation, scenery, seascape, set, setting, show, sight, site, spectacle, spot, stage, tableau, theater, view |
| Main Entry: | scene |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | setting of a performance or event |
| Synonyms: | arena, backdrop, background, blackout, display, exhibition, flat, flats, landscape, locale, locality, location, mise en scène, outlook, pageant, picture, place, representation, scenery, seascape, set, setting, show, sight, site, spectacle, spot, stage, tableau, theater, view |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | scenery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings |
| Synonyms: | backdrop, decor, flat, flats, furnishings, furniture, landscape, mise en scène, neighborhood, properties, props, prospect, set, setting, spectacle, sphere, stage set, stage setting, terrain, view, vista |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage setting |
| Synonyms: | flats, mise en scène, scene, scenery, setting, stage set |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Main Entry: | setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, background |
| Synonyms: | ambience, backdrop, context, distance, environment, frame, framework, horizon, jungle, locale, location, mise en scène, mounting, perspective, set, shade, shadow, site, stage set, stage setting, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | site |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of activity |
| Synonyms: | X marks the spot, fix, ground, habitat, hangout, haunt, home, lay, layout, locale, locality, location, locus, mise en scène, plot, point, position, post, range, scene, section, situation, slot, spot, station, wherever |
| Notes: | cite means to make reference to, refer to; sight is the ability to see, the act of looking or seeing or observing, something worth seeing; site is the piece of land on which something is located or is to be located |
| Main Entry: | climate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mood of situation |
| Synonyms: | ambience, ambient, atmosphere, disposition, environment, feeling, medium, milieu, mise-en-scène, mood, surroundings, temper, tendency, trend |
| Main Entry: | milieu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | ambience, ambient, background, bag, climate, element, locale, location, medium, mise-en-scène, nabe, neighborhood, place, scene, setting, space, sphere, surroundings, turf |
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater platform; theater life |
| Synonyms: | Broadway, arena, boards, dais, drama, footlights, frame, legit, limelight, mise-en-scène, off-Broadway, play, scaffold, scaffolding, scene, scenery, set, setting, show biz, show business, spotlight, stage set, staging, theater |