denouement (redirected from denouements)

de·noue·ment also dé·noue·ment  (dn-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.

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[French dénouement, from Old French desnouement, an untying, from desnouer, to undo : des-, de- + nouer, to tie (from Latin ndre, from ndus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots).]

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denouement [day-noo-mon]

Noun

the final outcome or solution in a play or other work [French]

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denouement

the final resolution of the plot, following the climax.

See also: Drama

Thesaurus

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"

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denouement or dénouement

noun outcome, end, result, consequence, resolution, conclusion, end result, upshot