1. background - Noun
2. background - Adjective
3. background - Verb
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 dictionaryAgainst 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