adj
Meaning 1
having beautiful scenery; picturesque
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We have plenty of time: let's take the scenic route.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
scenic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
of or relating to scenery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
dramatic; theatrical
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A depiction of scenery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A scenic artist; a person employed to design backgrounds for theatre etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- scenic design
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- scenic drives
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History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: գեղատեսիլ (geġatesil) — having beautiful scenery
- Azerbaijani: mənzərəli — having beautiful scenery
- Azerbaijani: gözoxşayan — having beautiful scenery
- Bulgarian: живописен (živopisen) — having beautiful scenery
- Catalan: escènic — having beautiful scenery
- Chinese Mandarin: 景色 (jǐngsè) — having beautiful scenery
- Estonian: maaliline — having beautiful scenery
- German: malerisch — having beautiful scenery
- Japanese: 風光明媚な (fūkōmeibi na) — having beautiful scenery
- Norwegian Bokmål: naturskjønn — having beautiful scenery
- Norwegian Nynorsk: naturskjønn — having beautiful scenery
- Russian: живопи́сный (živopísnyj) — having beautiful scenery
- Russian: краси́вый (krasívyj) — having beautiful scenery
- Spanish: escénico — having beautiful scenery
- Swedish: pittoresk — having beautiful scenery
- Swedish: sevärd — having beautiful scenery
- Swedish: naturskön — having beautiful scenery
- Ukrainian: мальовни́чий (malʹovnýčyj) — having beautiful scenery
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