scenic
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- scenick (obsolete)
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)
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from French scenique, from Latin scaenicus.
Adjective Edit
scenic m or n (feminine singular scenică, masculine plural scenici, feminine and neuter plural scenice)
Declension Edit
Declension of scenic
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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 | |||