n.
- the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.
▸a landscape.
▸a representation of an incident, or the incident itself:
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scenes of 1930s America.
- a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, etc.
▸a subdivision of an act in a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed.
▸the pieces of scenery used in a play or opera.
- a public display of emotion or anger.
- a specified area of activity or interest.
▸
(usu. the scene)
informal a social environment frequented by homosexuals.
Phrase
- 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. - hit
(or US make)
the scene
arrive; appear. - not one's scene
informal not something one enjoys or is interested in.
Etymology
C16: from L. scena, from Gk skēnē ‘tent, stage’.
