C1 noun #14,530 most common

tableau

UK /ˈtæ.bləʊ/ | US /ˈtæ.bləʊ/

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.

tableau in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
  • (noun) A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
  • (noun) Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
  2. 2
    noun A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
  3. 3
    noun Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").
  4. 4
    noun A table (two-dimensional presentation of data).
  5. 5
    noun Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
  6. 6
    noun A semantic tableau.

Synonyms

tableau vivant
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