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- Dictionarydenouement/deɪˈnuːmɒ̃/
noun
- 1. the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved: "the film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous" Similar Opposite
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DENOUEMENT definition: 1. the end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation 2. the…. Learn more.
1. : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work. In the denouement, the two lovers commit suicide. 2. : the outcome of a complex sequence of events. Examples of denouement in a Sentence. In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves.
the final part of a work of literature, after the climax (= the most important or exciting part)
You know that part of every movie after the big action scene, where things get explained, and the characters tie up loose ends? That's called the denouement, or the showing of how the plot eventually turns out.
Denouement definition: the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.. See examples of DENOUEMENT used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the outcome, solution, unraveling, or clarification of a plot in a drama, story, etc. 2. the point in the plot where this occurs. 3. any final revelation or outcome. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of denouement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
