scenetics
English
Etymology
scene + -etic + -s
Noun
scenetics pl (plural only)
- The study or practice of managing the effect of setting on one's mental state.
- 2001, Timothy Earwood, The Great Expansion: Prose and Poetry, page 47:
- The beautiful meadows set the mood
As most scenetics do
- 2020, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts, page 81:
- Once they ingest the medicine, we work on their loop thinking, toxic patterns, and repetitive scenetics.
- The setting of a scene; staging.
- 2004, Victoria Etnier Villamil, From Johnson's Kids to Lemonade Opera, page 154:
- Even without a contract in hand, the serious student studied and memorized operatic roles in their entirety, fine-tuned them with a musical coach, and learned the scenetics of the roles with a dramatic coach.