Definitions for scenariosɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sce•nar•i•osɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr-(n.)(pl.)-nar•i•os.
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars of the scenes, characters, etc.
Category: Music and Dance, Showbiz
the outline or sometimes the complete script of a motion picture or television program, often with directions for shooting.
Category: Showbiz
Ref: shooting script.
an imagined sequence of events, esp. any of several detailed plans or possibilities.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of scenario:
1875–80; < It < L scēnārium
Princeton's WordNet
scenario(noun)
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
scenario(noun)
a setting for a work of art or literature
"the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"
scenario(noun)
a postulated sequence of possible events
"planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
scenario(noun)ɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr-
a possible future situation
an unlikely scenario
scenarioɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr-
the worst possible situation
The worst-case scenario would be a nuclear terrorist attack.
Wiktionary
scenario(Noun)
An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
scenario(Noun)
A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
scenario(Noun)
An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
Origin: An word (a derivation of scena), from scaena. See scene.
Webster Dictionary
Scenario(noun)
a preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera
Translations for scenario
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verhoogAfrikaans
- المَناظِر على خَشَبَة المَسْرَحArabic
- декориBulgarian
- cenárioPortuguese (BR)
- dekoraceCzech
- das BühnenbildGerman
- kulisseDanish
- σκηνικόGreek
- decorado, escenarioSpanish
- lavakujundusEstonian
- صحنه؛دكورFarsi
- kulissitFinnish
- décor(s)French
- תַפאוֹרָהHebrew
- मंच सज्जाHindi
- scenarijCroatian
- díszlet(ek)Hungarian
- latar belakangIndonesian
- leikmynd, leiktjöldIcelandic
- scenarioItalian
- 背景Japanese
- 무대장치, 배경Korean
- dekoracijosLithuanian
- dekorācijasLatvian
- hiasan latarMalay
- achterdoekDutch
- kulisser, teaterdekorasjonerNorwegian
- dekoracjaPolish
- صحنه؛دكورPersian
- سينرى صحنه، په ننداره كى د نقاشى پردهPashto
- cenárioPortuguese
- decorRomanian
- (театральные) декорацииRussian
- dekoráciaSlovak
- kuliseSlovenian
- scenografijaSerbian
- sceneri, dekorSwedish
- ฉากภาพวาดที่เป็นฉากหลังในละครThai
- dekorTurkish
- (舞台上戲劇等的)佈景Chinese (Trad.)
- театральні декораціїUkrainian
- منظرUrdu
- đồ dùng trang trí sân khấuVietnamese
- 布景Chinese (Simp.)
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