foreground

Meaning

Noun

1. The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
2. The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
3. (attributive, often) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.

Verb

To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).

Synonyms

highlight

forefront

spotlight

underline

underscore

front view

play up

emphasise

emphasize

proscenium

pick up

point

point up

☝️

prospect

punctuate

purview

reaffirm

set off

show off

signalize

vista

stress

FG

fore apron

accentuate

front part of stage

barnyard

dramatise

foil

forepart

front

frontage

head

heighten

jurisdiction

Translations

Vordergrund

primer plano

avant-plan

primo piano

voorgrond

premier plan

primeiro plano

souligner

destacar

primer pla

διακεκριμένη θέση

προσκήνιο

accentuer

attirer

emfasitzar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: voorgrond

Cognate with German: Vordergrund

Cognate with Danish: forgrund

Cognate with Swedish: förgrund

Cognate with Norwegian: forgrunn

Cognate with Icelandic: forgrunni

In summary

From fore- + ground. Compare Dutch voorgrond (“foreground”), German Vordergrund (“foreground”), Danish forgrund (“foreground”), Swedish förgrund (“foreground”), Norwegian forgrunn (“foreground”), Icelandic forgrunni (“foreground”).