noun
- in ancient Greece or Rome, a theater stage
- the place in which any event, real or imagined, occurs: the scene of a battle
- the setting or locale of the action of a play, opera, story, etc.: the scene of Hamlet is Denmark
- a division of a play, usually part of an act, in which conventionally the action is continuous and in a single place
- a part of a play, film, story, etc. that constitutes a unit of development or action, as a passage between certain characters
- Film a section of a film, usually made up of a number of shots, which is unified by time, setting, characters, etc.
- scenery (sense )
- a view of people or places; picture or spectacle
- an awkward or embarrassing display of strong or excited feeling before others: to make a scene in court
- an episode, situation, or event, real or imaginary, esp. as described or represented
- Informal the locale or environment for a specified activity: the poetry scene
Origin:
MFr scène < L scena, scaena < Gr skēnē, covered place, tent, stage < IE base *sai-, to gleam softly > shine