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