Background

Background - Other Definitions

• (n.) Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
  
  
• (n.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
  
  
• (n.) Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
  
  
• (n.) A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.