Definition of SCENARIO

scenario

Plural: scenari, scenarios

Noun

  • A sequence of events; an outline of a dramatic plot.
  • an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
  • a setting for a work of art or literature
    • "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"
  • a postulated sequence of possible events
    • "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
  • An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
  • An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
  • A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.

Examples

  • The SCENARIO looked grim until he spotted a bingo opportunity with his remaining tiles.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scenario (a derivation of scena (“scene”)), from Latin scaena. See scene, scenary.

Scrabble Score: 10

scenario: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scenario: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scenario: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

scenario: valid Words With Friends Word