Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: dénouement 'untying'

denouement

 noun
     
de‧noue‧ment [countable] formal
the exciting last part of a story or play:
The plot takes us to Paris for the denouement of the story.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary