scenic

English

Alternative forms

• scenick (obsolete)

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːnɪk/, /ˈsiːnək/

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• Rhymes: -iːnɪk, -iːnək

Adjective

scenic (comparative more scenic, superlative most scenic)

1. 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.

2. of or relating to scenery
3. dramatic; theatrical

Derived terms

• scenically

Translations

having beautiful scenery

• Armenian: գեղատեսիլ (hy) (geġatesil)
• Bulgarian: живописен (bg) (živopisen)
• Catalan: escènic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 景色 (zh) (jǐngsè)

• Estonian: maaliline
• German: malerisch (de)
• Japanese: 風光明媚な (fūkōmeibi na)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: naturskjønn

  Nynorsk: naturskjønn

• Russian: живопи́сный (ru) (živopísnyj), краси́вый (ru) (krasívyj)
• Spanish: escénico (es)
• Swedish: pittoresk (sv), sevärd (sv), naturskön (sv)
• Ukrainian: мальовни́чий (malʹovnýčyj)

Noun

scenic (plural scenics)

1. a depiction of scenery
2. (informal) a scenic artist; a person employed to design backgrounds for theatre etc.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French scenique, from Latin scaenicus. By surface analysis, scenă +‎ -ic.

Adjective

scenic m or n (feminine singular scenică, masculine plural scenici, feminine and neuter plural scenice)

1. scenic

Declension

Declension of scenic

		singular			plural
		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