background

Speech parts

1. background - Noun

2. background - Adjective

3. background - Verb

Meaning

Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.

Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.

A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

setting backdrop history ground record education experience training past base environment origin scene context atmosphere
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Antonyms

foreground van bank vanguard system case
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Hypernyms

panorama vista information view environment scene

Hyponyms

canvas canvass showcase show window wave off background radiation

Phrases with the word

in the background background information background noise on background background check cosmic neutrino background

Examples

Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity. Eugenio Montale

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. Stephen Sondheim

I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds. Ennio Morricone

Sigmund Freud was a novelist with a scientific background. He just didn't know he was a novelist. All those damn psychiatrists after him, they didn't know he was a novelist either. John Irving

You'd be surprised how many people want to hang an electric chair on their living-room wall. Specially if the background color matches the drapes. Andy Warhol

Different background means different thinking. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

backglass backgrind backgrinding background actor background character background check