Background
Word | BACKGROUND |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | back ground |
Pronunciations | /ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Background"
What do we mean by background?
The ground or scenery located behind something. noun
The part of a pictorial representation that appears to be in the distance and that provides relief for the principal objects in the foreground. noun
The general scene or surface against which designs, patterns, or figures are represented or viewed. noun
A position, area, or situation that is not immediately in one's attention or notice. noun
The environment in which programs operate that the user does not engage with directly. noun
The circumstances and events surrounding or leading up to an event or occurrence. noun
A person's experience, training, and education. noun
The cultural or social environment in which a person was brought up or has lived. noun
Subdued music played especially as an accompaniment to dialogue in a dramatic performance. noun
Sound that intrudes on or interferes with an audio recording. noun
Low-level radiation, as from radioactive decay, that exists as part of the natural environment. noun
(on background) For publication but without specific attribution of the source. idiom
(on deep background) For publication without any attribution of the source. idiom
The ground at the back or behind, as opposed to the front; situation in the rear of those objects, considerations, etc., which engage the attention; subordinate or secondary position in contradistinction to principal or important position; place out of sight: used both literally (of physical objects) and figuratively: as, there were mountains in the background; the true reasons for this action were kept in the background. noun
Specifically The part of a picture represented as furthest from the spectator's eye: opposed to foreground. noun
In photography, the plain or decorated screens, properties, etc., placed behind the subject in taking portraits, especially in regular gallery-work, in order to form an appropriate setting in the finished picture. noun
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
What your history is from. Urban Dictionary
Background Urban Dictionary
A remark that informs an individual they have missed out on background information critical to a joke (or storey). Urban Dictionary
The back of a stupid ugly dumb performance Urban Dictionary
If you are a background friend: You don't fit in with any particular group of friends. They are all closer with each other than with the background friend People who you think about a lot, but feel don't think of you very often. Urban Dictionary
A character in a movie or play that is meant to literally just exist. These people live normal boring lives that no one cares about and thus they exist just for development and enhancement of a scene setting. These characters could include the entire animated armies that all look exactly the same and named Joe, the elderly couple at the back table chatting over a cup of coffee, or simply a random derp blurry in the background staring off into nothing while we get to see a close up of Johnny Depp's lovely face. These people are actually the true wizards because they magically appear and reappear out of nowhere, are able to switch jobs in two frames, duplicate, and can change outfits in a matter of seconds. Urban Dictionary
A person who has the same routine and stories for 20+ years, and can not comprehend anything outside of the lifestyle they live. They have few short term goals and even fewer long term. Their work ethic is hodge-podge, and the extent of the climax of their day is what they are having for dinner and who won the women's soccer finals. Background people will typically be gossips and are the main consumers of Time and Forge magazine. They are also consumed in there own feelings and only understand their own problems. Main sign of not being a background person is being driven mad by hanging out with background people. Urban Dictionary
Someone who's friends with lots of people from different friend groups but isn't necessarily confined to one, typically an ambivert, sometimes the center of attention but also gets left out often, never asks for help, doesn't really know whats going on sometimes, and doesn't really have a best friend in their friend group since everyone has their own best friend in that friend group but copes with that by considering everyone in their friend group their best friend. Urban Dictionary
The random guy/girl in the background of a pic who is the center of attention Urban Dictionary
Also BGP; placing oneself in the background of another person's picture (could be stranger or a friend), usually striking some strange pose or making some other gesture, unbeknownst to the subjects or the photographer Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Background
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- Antonyms for background
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