different between hypothesize vs scenario

English

Alternative forms

• hypothesise (British)

Etymology

hypothesis +? -ize

Pronunciation

Verb

hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To believe or assert on uncertain grounds.

   Synonyms: hypotheticate, guess

Related terms

• hypothetical
• hypothesizable

Translations

English

Etymology

From Italian scenario (a derivation of scena (“scene”)), from Latin scaena. See scene.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??n???i.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s??n???io?/, /s??næ?io?/, /s??n??io?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /s??ne??i.??/

Noun

scenario (plural scenarios)

1. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
2. A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
3. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

Derived terms

• worst case scenario

Related terms

• scenaria, scenarii (hypercorrect plural forms)

Translations

Anagrams

• Aciernos, acrosine

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian scenario, from Late Latin scaenarium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??na?.ri.o?/, /se??na?.ri.o?/
• Hyphenation: sce?na?ri?o
• Rhymes: -a?rio?

Noun

scenario n (plural scenario's, diminutive scenariootje n)

1. scenario (screenplay, plot outline)
2. scenario (model of events)

Derived terms

• rampscenario

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin scaenarium, from Latin scaena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?na.rjo/

Noun

scenario m (plural scenari)

1. scenery, set
2. backdrop

Related terms

• scena

Anagrams

• ancisero, arcoseni, arsenico, censoria, esocrina, riescano

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian scenario

Noun

scenario n (definite singular scenarioet, indefinite plural scenario or scenarioer, definite plural scenarioa or scenarioene)

1. a scenario

Alternative forms

• senario

Usage notes

The inflections scenariet, scenarier and scenariene are also used, which may be valid in Riksmål, as the Danish word scenarie, and also Danish scenario which has optional inflections similar to those in Bokmål, are inflected scenariet, scenarier, and scenarierne.

References

• “scenario” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “scenario” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian scenario

Noun

scenario n (definite singular scenarioet, indefinite plural scenario, definite plural scenarioa)

1. a scenario

Alternative forms

• senario

References

• “scenario” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.