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# scenery

noun (scenery — uncountable)

«scenery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The natural features of a place, like hills, rivers, trees and sky, especially when beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#m1)
2. (theatre) The painted backgrounds and objects on a stage that show where the play is happening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#m2)
3. (idiom) "A change of scenery" means going somewhere different for a rest or new start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and geography, people travel to enjoy scenery — mountains, lakes and coasts. In drama, pupils paint scenery for the school play. In stories, describing the scenery helps the reader picture the setting. Phrases: beautiful scenery, stunning scenery, a change of scenery, part of the scenery.

### Examples

- The scenery in Scotland is amazing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x1)
- We painted the scenery for the school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x2)
- Look out of the window and enjoy the scenery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x3)
- Dad needed a change of scenery after a hard week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x4)
- The stage scenery fell over in the middle of the show! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x5)
- The mountain scenery was covered in snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x6)
- The sound of these bells is often heard amidst Alpine scenery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: "the scenery", "beautiful scenery" — never "a scenery" or "sceneries". For one view, say "a view" or "a scene". Spelling: scenery (not "scenary").

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scenery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scenery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scenery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scenery.html) on Mova free.