de·noue·ment also dé·noue·ment (d  n -mä  )n. 1. a. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. b. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place. 2. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result. [French dénouement, from Old French desnouement, an untying, from desnouer, to undo : des-, de- + nouer, to tie (from Latin n  dre, from ndus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots).] |
denouement [deɪˈnuːmɒn], dénouement (French) [denumɑ̃]
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
a. the final clarification or resolution of a plot in a play or other work
b. the point at which this occurs
2. final outcome; solution
[from French, literally: an untying, from dénouer to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, knot, from Latin nōdāre, from nōdus a knot; see node]
denouement
the final resolution of the plot, following the climax.
See also: Drama
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| Noun | 1. | denouement - the outcome of a complex sequence of events final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| 2. | denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work answer, result, solution, solvent, resolution - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" |
denouement dénouement
noun
1. climax, conclusion, finale, termination, culmination the book's sentimental denouement
2. outcome, end, result, consequence, resolution, conclusion, end result, upshot an unexpected denouement to the affair
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