backdrop
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbækdrɒp/
:
telón de fondo
- The painted backdrop behind the stage created an enchanting atmosphere for the play.
- serve as a backdrop
- set against a backdrop
- provide a backdrop
A Gray backdrop, a brick backdrop, whatever, OK?
- A Gray backdrop, a brick backdrop, whatever, OK?
- I'm not loving the white backdrop, but it's here.
- And in the, in the backdrop of the remote working world we're living in.
- It made you giddy, the inner joy you felt against the backdrop of the prison.
- What they do is that they create the Sonic landscape or Sonic backdrop for their respective bands.
- Yeah, well, this backdrop looks crazy.
- But that was sort of the, the, the, the, the backdrop for my swim.
Examples
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As we see them against the backdrop of the grass and the beautiful Pacific Ocean.
Fiction book (1993) -
The recently completed Golden Gate Bridge serves as a backdrop.
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Look, our backdrop is pretty much ready.
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Soon this backdrop is going to no longer be white.
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A fantastic backdrop for your work.
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I wanted to check on the painting of the backdrop for the storm scene.
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A family is posed before a painted western backdrop, two boys and their parents.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is a backdrop for the Kabuki theater in Japan.
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Cultural diversity is celebrated against a backdrop of a deeper unitive experience.
Academic text (1992) -
Montage: Francesca and Robert together against the breathtaking backdrop of the Italian countryside.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
416
6.0
The scenery and objects used on a stage or film
268
2.1
The area behind the main subject in a picture, on a stage, or on a screen
19
3.0
The scenery and props arranged to show a place in a play or film
15
3.0
Painted backgrounds and pieces on a stage that show where a play happens
3
3.6
The background and objects on a stage that show where and when a play happens
A large cloth that hangs at the back of a stage as scenery
A large curtain that people lower from above to make a background on a stage
A large curtain hung above the stage that lowers to make background scenery
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backdrop comes from back ('the rear') and drop (a large cloth that 'drops' on a stage), because theatres used a painted cloth hung at the back of the stage. So, a backdrop is the background that sets the scene for the action.