Plural of background

Forms of background

Backgrounds in a sentence

• In contrast with modern sleek, corporate websites, the Neocities platform allows users to create personal webpages reminiscent of the Old Web featuring tiled backgrounds, animated GIFs, guestbooks, and simple HTML.From the entry old web
• Prerendered backgrounds were disfavoured in action games due to the disorientative effects of shifting fixed camera perspectives.2025 December 17, Fenrick, 18:36 from the start, in Were 3D Games a Downgrade? (YouTube). From the entry disorientative
• All of the people I interviewed were from Protestant backgrounds, with proud British traditions.2024 February 10, Emma DeSouza, “The most effective cure for Northern Irish unionism? Attitudes in England”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry mainland
• Its leaders tend to be men and women from wealthy backgrounds.2021 January 30, Nick Cohen, “Anti-vaxxers posing as victims has a history. Look at Andrew Wakefield”, in The Guardian. From the entry anti-vax
• Cancer is a complex multigenetic disease, and different genetic backgrounds may contribute to the discrepancy.2015 July 4, Zhitong Wu et al., “AXIN2 rs2240308 polymorphism contributes to increased cancer risk: evidence based on a meta-analysis”, in…. From the entry multigenetic

Meaning of background

1. adjective Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
2. noun One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
3. noun A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

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Questions about the plural of background

What is the plural of background?

The plural of background is backgrounds.

Is background countable?

Background is a countable and uncountable noun.