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 Definitions of Setting  [ˈsɛt ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'Setting' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) setting
the act of a person or thing that sets.

2.  setting
the point or position of something, as a thermostat, that has been set.

3.  setting
the surroundings or environment of anything.

4.  setting
the mounting in which a jewel is set.

5.  setting
a group of all the articles, as of china or silver, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.

6.  setting
the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place.

7.  setting
the scenery or locations, along with properties and other decorative elements, used in a theatrical or film production.

8.  setting
a piece of music composed for certain words.

Etymology:  (1325–75)

Definition of 'Setting' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) setting, scene
the context and environment in which something is set
"the perfect setting for a ghost story"

2. (noun) setting, background, scope
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
"you can't do that in a university setting"

3. (noun) mise en scene, stage setting, setting
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

4. (noun) context, circumstance, setting
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
"the historical context"

5. (noun) setting
the physical position of something
"he changed the setting on the thermostat"

6. (noun) place setting, setting
a table service for one person
"a place setting of sterling flatware"

7. (noun) mount, setting
a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
"the diamond was in a plain gold mount"


Definition of 'Setting' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) setting
the place sth happens or exists; = surroundings
a house in a rural setting; The operation must be done in a hospital setting.

2.  setting
the place and time when a story, movie, play, etc. happens
The setting of the video game is a crime-filled modern city.

3.  setting
a position on the controls of a machine or device
I turned the iron up to the hottest setting.


Definition of 'Setting' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Setting
the act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current

2. (noun) Setting
the act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter

3. (noun) Setting
something set in, or inserted

4. (noun) Setting
that in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin

5.  Setting
of Set


Translation of 'Setting' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a background
This castle is the perfect setting for a murder.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: plek, agtergrond Arabic flag Arabic: بيئَه، مَكان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: среда
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cenário Czech flag Czech: pozadí, rámec German flag German: der Hintergrund
Danish flag Danish: baggrund Greek flag Greek: τοποθεσία, περιβάλλον, σκ Spanish flag Spanish: escenario
Estonian flag Estonian: taust Farsi flag Farsi: صحنه Finnish flag Finnish: puitteet
French flag French: cadre Hebrew flag Hebrew: רֶקָע Hindi flag Hindi: प्रतिवेश
Croatian flag Croatian: ambijent, okvir radnje Hungarian flag Hungarian: környezet; keret; szín(pa Indonesian flag Indonesian: latar belakang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sögusvið Italian flag Italian: sfondo, ambiente Japanese flag Japanese: 背景
Korean flag Korean: 배경 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: fonas, vieta, aplinka Latvian flag Latvian: novietojums; vieta; vide
Malay flag Malay: persekitaran Dutch flag Dutch: omgeving Norwegian flag Norwegian: bakgrunn, ramme
Polish flag Polish: tło, oprawa Persian flag Persian: صحنه Pashto flag Pashto: صحنه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cenário Romanian flag Romanian: cadru Russian flag Russian: фон, обстановка
Slovak flag Slovak: prostredie Slovenian flag Slovenian: prizorišče Serbian flag Serbian: pozadina
Swedish flag Swedish: inramning, miljö Thai flag Thai: ส่วนที่อยู่ข้างหลัง; ภูมิ Turkish flag Turkish: yer,çevre
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 背景,環境 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: оточення Urdu flag Urdu: پس منظر
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bối cảnh, môi trường Chinese flag Chinese: 背景,环境

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