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Affording a view
Answer for the clue "Affording a view ", 6 letters:
scenic
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Word definitions for scenic in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, "of or belonging to the stage or drama, theatrical," from French scénique (14c.) and directly from Latin scaenicus "dramatic, theatrical," from Greek skenikos , from skene (see scene ). Meaning "of or belonging to natural scenery" is recorded from ...
Usage examples of scenic.
Brandon Charters offering fishing expeditions, scenic tours of Dingle Bay, trips to the Blasketts, the islands off the Dingle coast, and both fly-fishing and sailing lessons.
The planet has never been seriously colonized or terraformed except for random RNA seeding during the early days of the Hegira, and appears to have been part of the River Tethys tour strictly for scenic and animal-viewing purposes.
Shadows that had seemed threatening during the night gave way to scenic beauty that in other circumstances would have left Merissa gasping in awe.
Lo Manto turned away and looked out at the harsh waves of a cold river, the scenic tree-lined landscape, the occasional house breaking into the formation.
Vancouver, which besides having the most scenic airship moorage in the world, boasted a sizable Adantan clave.
Instead he arranged to meet them at the scenic turnout above Striga Meadow.
The school occupies an ever serene edge of the townscape, semidetached, more or less scenic, suspended in political calm.
In the latter cubicle I maneuvered so as to give him a series of breathtaking scenic views of the Grand Tetons that rose behind the plunging silver horizon of my neckline, and he unfroze considerably.
Each of the aluminum smelters and the pulp and paper factories that dot its ruggedly scenic landscape is unionized and has been for decades.
Finally the untheatrical construction is entirely un-Gogolian, and in the deliberate discarding of all tricks and contrivances at scenic effect Ostrovsky from the outset attains his best.
Deviation from scenic propriety has only to vituperate itself for the consequences it generates.
The audiocassette was intended to be played on the tape deck of a car, directing the user on a self-guided tour of scenic and historic sites around the county.
Well known fancies and opinions are here wrought up in scenic form to convey certain moral impressions.
The distinguishing scenic effect from that distance was the countless distinct flashes of light reflected from the swords and spears, otherwise the panorama was not so grand as might have been expected.
Would you be satisfied to spend your lives quietly in some scenic place in Gifu, and become early recluses in a large palace, with your meals provided by your host?