Dictionary

scenario en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /səˈnæːɹi.əʉ/ (Australia)
• /sɪˈnɑɹioʊ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /səˈnɐːɹi.əʉ/ (Australia)
• /səˈneːɹi.əʉ/ (Australia)
• /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ (US)
• /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sɪˈnæɹioʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der. Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor. Latin scēnabor. Italian scena Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriumbor. Italian -ario Italian scenariobor. English scenario Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.

Meanings

1. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
   • Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour. 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
   • The researchers believe there are two possible scenarios that have placed J1249+36 on its swift path. 2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN:
2. (dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
3. (dated) A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.

Forms

Deriveds

economic scenario generator · best-case scenario · worst-case scenario · happy day scenario

Descendants

senaryo · 시나리오 · シナリオ

Relateds

scenarii · scenaria

Translations (98)

lo ບົດລະຄອນ (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · uk сцена́рій (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ky сценарий (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · my ဇာတ်ညွှန်း (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · id skenario (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · nb scenario (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · es escenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · es supuesto (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ru сцена́рий (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · pt cenário (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · nn scenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · it panorama (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · nl scenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · gl escenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ms senario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · it copione (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · fr scénario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · el σενάριο (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · ru сцена́рий (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · nn scenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · el σενάριο (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ru сцена́рий (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · el σενάριο (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · be сцэна́р (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · pl scenariusz (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · fa-ira سِنارْیو (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · de Szenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · nb scenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · pl scenariusz (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · de Szenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · nl scenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · nb scenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ja 脚本 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · hi परिदृश्य (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · pl scenariusz (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · sl scenarij (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · th ฉากทัศน์ (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ja 台本 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · sq skenar (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · es escenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · hu forgatókönyv (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · pt argumento (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · id skenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · km នាដកថា (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · nn scenario (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · fi skenaario (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · ko 시나리오 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · id skenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ja シナリオ (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · sv scenario (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · hy սցենար (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · bg сцена́рий (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · nl scenario (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · it scenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · la scaenarium (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · de Szenarium (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · cmn 場景 /场景 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · fa-ira سِنارْیو (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · sv scenario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · tr senaryo (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · fi käsikirjoitus (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · hy սցենար (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · vi truyện phim (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · sk scenár (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · es situación hipotética (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ro scenariu (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ca argument (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · vi kịch bản (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · be сцэна́рый (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · bg сцена́рий (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · vi trường hợp (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · mi tauari (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · vi kịch bản (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ca guió (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · ca trama (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · hy սցենար (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ceb senaryo (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · mk сценарио (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · bg сцена́рий (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · sh сцѐна̄рӣј (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · sv scenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · fi skenaario (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · it sceneggiatura (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · ko 대본 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · fi skenaario (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ca escenari (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · fi käsikirjoitus (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · sh scènārīj (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ga cás (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · th บทละคร (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ko 각본 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · kk сценарий (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · tr senaryo (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · tr senaryo (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) · cmn 腳本 /脚本 (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ceb senaryo (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) · ar سِينَارْيُو (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) · ka სცენარი (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work)