Background

verb

'bæk,graʊnd

Noun

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
“he posed her against a background of rolling hills”
Similar:Ground
Type of:VistaProspectScene
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
“the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident”
Type of:Information
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
“they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals”
Type of:DisturbanceNoiseInterference
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
“he is a lawyer with a sports background”
Type of:HeritageInheritance
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
“when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background”
Type of:AccompanimentAttendantCo-occurrence
scenery hung at back of stage
Similar:BackclothBackdrop
Type of:SceneryScene
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
Similar:Desktop
Type of:Screen
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Similar:Scope Setting
Type of:Environment

understate the importance or quality of
Similar:Downplay
Type of:AccentAccentuateEmphasise