'Tableau' definitions:
Definition of 'tableau'
From: WordNet
noun
A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: tableau, tableau vivant]
noun
Any dramatic scene
Definition of 'Tableau'
From: GCIDE
- Tableau \Ta`bleau"\ (t[.a]`bl[=o]" E. t[a^]b"l[=o]`; 277), n.; pl. Tableaux (t[.a]`bl[=o]" E. t[a^]b"l[=o]z`). [F., dim. fr. L. tabula a painting. See Table.]
- 1. A striking and vivid representation; a picture. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Solitaire) The arrangement, or layout, of cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'tableau'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- act drop,
- altarpiece,
- antimasque,
- arrangement,
- asbestos,
- asbestos board,
- audience success,
- backdrop,
- ballet,
- batten,
- block print,
- bomb,
- border,
- broadcast drama,
- burlesque show,
- charade,
- cliff hanger,
- closet drama,
- cloth,
- collage,
- color print,
- comedy drama,
- composition,
- copy,
- cosmorama,
- coulisse,
- counterweight,
- critical success,
- curtain,
- curtain board,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- daytime serial,
- decor,
- dialogue,
- diorama,
- diptych,
- display,
- documentary drama,
- drama,
- dramalogue,
- dramatic play,
- dramatic series,
- drop,
- drop curtain,
- duodrama,
- duologue,
- effect,
- engraving,
- epic theater,
- exhibit,
- exhibition,
- experimental theater,
- exposition,
- extravaganza,
- failure,
- fire curtain,
- flat,
- flipper,
- flop,
- fresco,
- gasser,
- georama,
- giveaway,
- Grand Guignol,
- grouping,
- hanging,
- happening,
- hit,
- hit show,
- icon,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- improvisational drama,
- legitimate drama,
- light show,
- likeness,
- masque,
- melodrama,
- miniature,
- minstrel show,
- miracle,
- miracle play,
- monodrama,
- monologue,
- montage,
- morality,
- morality play,
- mosaic,
- mural,
- music drama,
- musical revue,
- myriorama,
- mystery,
- mystery play,
- opera,
- pageant,
- pageantry,
- panel show,
- panorama,
- pantomime,
- parade,
- Passion play,
- pastoral,
- pastoral drama,
- phantasmagoria,
- photograph,
- picture,
- piece,
- play,
- playlet,
- pomp,
- presentation,
- print,
- problem play,
- psychedelic show,
- psychodrama,
- quiz show,
- radio drama,
- rag,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- review,
- revue,
- scene,
- scenery,
- screen,
- sensational play,
- serial,
- shifting scene,
- show,
- side scene,
- sight,
- sitcom,
- situation comedy,
- sketch,
- skit,
- soap,
- soap opera,
- sociodrama,
- spectacle,
- stage play,
- stage screw,
- stage show,
- stained glass window,
- stencil,
- still life,
- straight drama,
- success,
- suspense drama,
- tab,
- tableau vivant,
- talk show,
- tapestry,
- teaser,
- teleplay,
- television drama,
- television play,
- theater of cruelty,
- Tom show,
- tormentor,
- total theater,
- transformation,
- transformation scene,
- triptych,
- variety show,
- vaudeville,
- vaudeville show,
- vehicle,
- wall painting,
- wing,
- wingcut,
- woodcut,
- word-of-mouth success,
- work