sce·nar·i·o (s -nâr - , -när -, -n r -)n. pl. sce·nar·i·os 1. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work. 2. a. An outline for a screenplay. b. A treatment for a screenplay. c. A screenplay. 3. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events: "In the scenario posed by many climatologists, decades of continued global warming would raise sea levels anywhere from 20 inches to more than 11 feet" San Francisco Chronicle.
[Italian, from scena, scene, from Latin scaena; see scene.] |
scenario Noun
pl -narios
1. a summary of the plot and characters of a play or film
2. an imagined sequence of future events: the likeliest scenario is another general election [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | scenario - an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)playscript, script, book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance |
| 2. | scenario - a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
| 3. | scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" |
scenario noun 1.
situation, sequence of events, chain of events, course of events, series of developments
Translations
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n (
THEAT) →
argumento;
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n →
scénario m
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n (
Theat, Cine) →
Szenarium nt (
fig);
Szenario nt
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n (
THEAT, CINE) →
copione m;