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background vs scenery

scenery vs background

background and scenery both are nouns.

background is a verb but scenery is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
background Yes No Yes No
scenery Yes No No No
As nouns, scenery is a hypernym of background; that is, scenery is a word with a broader meaning than background:
  • background: scenery hung at back of stage
  • scenery: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
Other hypernyms of background include scene.
background (noun) scenery (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear the appearance of a place
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
background (verb) scenery (verb)
understate the importance or quality of
Difference between background and scenery

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