/ Dictionary / Index S scene: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scene Pronunciation: (sēn), [key] — n. the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder. any view or picture. an incident or situation in real life. an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners: Please don't make a scene in such a public place. a division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place. a unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show. the place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur. scenery (def. 2). an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative. the setting or locale of a story. the stage, esp. of an ancient Greek or Roman theater. an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.: the rock music scene; the fashion scene. in secret or in private. to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity: Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: scene (Thesaurus) scend scene dock Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ingenuity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language