Scenery and Setting

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Scenery

Scenery noun - The array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production.

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Setting is a synonym for scenery in set topic. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Scenery", when it comes to topics like art, landscape, surroundings, performing arts. popular alternative

Nearby Words: scene, scenic

Setting

Setting noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

Usage example: the setting for the novel is Victorian England

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Synonyms for Setting

Scenery is a synonym for setting in art topic. You can use "Scenery" instead a noun "Setting", if it concerns topics such as surroundings, performing arts. popular alternative

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

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old	old scenery	old setting
good	good scenery	good setting
familiar	familiar scenery	familiar setting
full	full scenery	full setting
Other adjectives: detailed, typical, natural, actual, entire, dark, bleak, interesting, peaceful, new, unique, different, urban, western.

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