scenic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsiːnɪk/
- /ˈsiːnək/
Etymology
From Middle French scénique, from Latin scēnicus, alternative form of scaenicus (“of or pertaining to the stage; theatrical, scenic”), from Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”).
Meanings
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having beautiful scenery; picturesque
Scenic illusions such as those caused by the haze, or the apparent diminution of scale where everything was enormous, intrigued Dutton.
1954, Wallace Stegner, Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West, Houghton Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170:We have plenty of time: let's take the scenic route.
- of or relating to scenery
- dramatic; theatrical
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more scenic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most scenic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| scenick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Scenic Rim · scenically · scenic design
Translations (19)
uk мальовни́чий (having beautiful scenery) · sv naturskön (having beautiful scenery) · ru живопи́сный (having beautiful scenery) · ru краси́вый (having beautiful scenery) · hy գեղատեսիլ (having beautiful scenery) · bg живописен (having beautiful scenery) · es escénico (having beautiful scenery) · az mənzərəli (having beautiful scenery) · cmn 景色 (having beautiful scenery) · ca escènic (having beautiful scenery) · ja 風光明媚な (having beautiful scenery) · nb naturskjønn (having beautiful scenery) · eo pitoreska (having beautiful scenery) · sv sevärd (having beautiful scenery) · nn naturskjønn (having beautiful scenery) · az gözoxşayan (having beautiful scenery) · sv pittoresk (having beautiful scenery) · et maaliline (having beautiful scenery) · de malerisch (having beautiful scenery)