| NOUN | attribute | background | a person's social heritage |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | background, ground | the part of a scene (or picture / picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground | |
| cognition | background, background knowledge | information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
| event | background, background signal | extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured | |
| event | background | relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation | |
| state | background, setting, scope | the state of the environment in which a situation exists | |
| artifact | background, desktop, screen background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear | |
| artifact | background, backdrop, backcloth | scenery hung at back of stage | |
| VERB | change | background, play down, downplay | understate the importance or quality of |
| Sounds | bae'kgraw.nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd... | |
| Meaning | A person's social heritage: previous experience or training. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he is a lawyer with a sports background" | |
| Broader | inheritance, heritage | Any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors |
| Meaning | The part of a scene (or picture / picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" | |
| Synonym | ground | |
| Broader | view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama | The visual percept of a region |
| Spanish | fondo, segundo plano | |
| Catalan | fons, segon pla | |
| Meaning | Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" | |
| Synonym | background knowledge | |
| Broader | information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction |
| Nouns | backgrounder | a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy |
| Meaning | extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" | |
| Synonym | background signal | |
| Narrower | background noise, ground noise | extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal |
| background radiation | Radiation coming from sources other than those being observed | |
| Broader | noise, interference, disturbance | electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication |
| Spanish | señal de fondo | |
| Meaning | relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" | |
| Broader | accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence | An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another |
| Spanish | fondo | |
| Verbs | background | understate the importance or quality of |
| Meaning | The state of the environment in which a situation exists. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | setting, scope | |
| Narrower | canvas, canvass | The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account |
| showcase, show window | A setting in which something can be displayed to best effect | |
| Broader | environment | The totality of surrounding conditions |
| Spanish | ámbito, campo, esfera, marco | |
| Catalan | àmbit, camp, esfera, marc | |
| Meaning | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | desktop, screen background | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | screen, CRT screen | The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube |
| Spanish | escritorio, fondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla | |
| Catalan | fons de pantalla | |
| Meaning | scenery hung at back of stage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | backdrop, backcloth | |
| Broader | scenery, scene | The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale |
| Spanish | telón de fondo | |
| Catalan | escenari, rerefons, teló de fons | |
| Meaning | understate the importance or quality of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | play down, downplay | |
| Narrower | soft-pedal | play down or obscure / obscure |
| wave off | dismiss as insignificant | |
| Broader | stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate | To stress, single out as important |
| Opposite | foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up | Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent |
| Spanish | acomodar, mimetizar, minimizar | |
| Catalan | acomodar, mimetitzar | |
| Nouns | background | relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation |
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