scenario

sce-nar-i-o · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A postulated sequence of possible events; a projected situation.

  2. 2.

    A written outline of a film, novel, or play.

  3. 3.

    A setting or sequence of events in a game or simulation.

Forms

plural: scenarios

Related words

See also: possibility, script, situation
Synonyms: outline, possibility, situation

Etymology

From Italian scenario ("scenery, scene"), from Latin scaena ("stage, scene").