| Main Entry: | mise en scene |
| 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: | mise en scene |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment |
Synonyms: |
ambiance, atmosphere, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, encompassment, entourage, habitat, hood, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, purlieus, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, world, zoo |
| 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: | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |