background
noun
[ ˈbakɡraʊnd ]
• the part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects, or appears furthest from the viewer.
• "the house stands against a background of sheltering trees"
• the circumstances or situation prevailing at a particular time or underlying a particular event.
• "the political and economic background"
Similar:
circumstances,
context,
conditions,
situation,
environment,
milieu,
scene,
scenario,
framework,
atmosphere,
factors,
influences,
lead-up,
background
verb
• form a background to.
• "windswept land backgrounded by the Rockies"
• provide with background.
• "the embassy backgrounded American reporters"
