backstage
adjectiveadverbnouncommon in dialogue
- //bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ//
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
adjective
- 1
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
- 2
Secret, concealed from the public.
Etymology
From back + stage.
adverb
- 1
Towards the area behind the stage.
- 2
Out of view of the public.
Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little
noun
- 1
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
- 2
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.
Forms
- plural
- backstages
- comparative
- more backstage
- superlative
- most backstage
backs · The backyard of the University.backseat · To act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat…backside · The back side of anything, the part opposite its front,…
backstage · Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
backup · A reserve or substitute.backward · Indicating position or direction. Situated toward or at the…backwards · Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.