scene vs backdrop

backdrop vs scene

scene and backdrop both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scene	Yes	No	No	No
backdrop	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, backdrop is a hyponym of scene; that is, backdrop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scene:

scene: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
backdrop: scenery hung at back of stage

Other hyponyms of scene include backcloth, background, flat, masking, masking piece, set piece.

scene (noun)	backdrop (noun)
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale	scenery hung at back of stage
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
the visual percept of a region
a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
an incident (real or imaginary)
the place where some action occurs
the context and environment in which something is set
a situation treated as an observable object
a display of bad temper

Difference between scene and backdrop

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