setting
settings
A setting is where something is set, or placed. If you want to propose to your beloved, try to choose a romantic setting.
To set means to put in place, so a setting is a placement. If you are a jeweler, you will spend a lot of time making silver and gold settings for precious stones. Setting can also mean context. If you tell me that you spent the whole weekend cooing and clucking, before I decide that you’re crazy, you might explain to me that the setting of that clucking was the birth of all the little chicks on your friend’s farm.
Definitions of setting
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the physical position of something
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the context and environment in which something is set“the perfect setting for a ghost story”
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synonyms:
scene
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types:
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scenario
a setting for a work of art or literature
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type of:
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environment, environs, surround, surroundings
the area in which something exists or lives
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scenario
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the state of the environment in which a situation exists“you can't do that in a university setting”
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synonyms:
background, scope
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types:
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canvas, canvass
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
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show window, showcase
a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
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type of:
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environment
the totality of surrounding conditions
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canvas, canvass
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the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
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synonyms:
circumstance, context
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types:
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conditions
the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare
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conditions
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
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type of:
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environment
the totality of surrounding conditions
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conditions
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arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
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synonyms:
mise en scene, stage setting
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type of:
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stage
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
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stage
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a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
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a table service for one person
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synonyms:
place setting
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type of:
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service, table service
tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
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service, table service
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