scenery

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
  2. noun the appearance of a place

Etymology

Earlier scenary, from scene + -ary, but now remodelled as scene + -ery.

In classic literature

Synonyms

scene

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