scenic
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]scenic (comparative more scenic, superlative most scenic)
- having beautiful scenery; picturesque
- We have plenty of time: let's take the scenic route.
- 1954, Wallace Stegner, Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West, Houghton Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170:
- Scenic illusions such as those caused by the haze, or the apparent diminution of scale where everything was enormous, intrigued Dutton.
- of or relating to scenery
- dramatic; theatrical
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]having beautiful scenery
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Noun
[edit]scenic (plural scenics)
- a depiction of scenery
- (informal) a scenic artist; a person employed to design backgrounds for theatre etc.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French scenique, from Latin scaenicus. By surface analysis, scenă + -ic.
Adjective
[edit]scenic m or n (feminine singular scenică, masculine plural scenici, feminine and neuter plural scenice)
Declension
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | scenic | scenică | scenici | scenice | |||
definite | scenicul | scenica | scenicii | scenicele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | scenic | scenice | scenici | scenice | |||
definite | scenicului | scenicei | scenicilor | scenicelor |
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