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surroundings vs scene

scene vs surroundings

surroundings and scene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surroundings Yes No No No
scene Yes No No No
As nouns, scene is a hyponym of surroundings; that is, scene is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surroundings:
  • surroundings: the area in which something exists or lives
  • scene: the context and environment in which something is set
Other hyponyms of surroundings include ambiance, ambience, medium, setting, element, habitat, home ground, melting pot, parts.
surroundings (noun) scene (noun)
the area in which something exists or lives the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
the environmental condition 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 surroundings and scene

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