BACKGROUND
Scrabble letter values: B3A1C3K5G2R1O1U1N1D2 = 20
Definition
- verb understate the importance or quality of. — synonyms: play_down, downplay
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training.
- noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground. — synonyms: ground
- noun information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem. — synonyms: background_knowledge
- noun extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured. — synonyms: background_signal
- noun relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation.
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists. — synonyms: setting, scope
- noun (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear. — synonyms: desktop, screen_background
- noun scenery hung at back of stage. — synonyms: backdrop, backcloth
Examples
- “he played down his royal ancestry”
- “he is a lawyer with a sports background”
- “he posed her against a background of rolling hills”