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
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Translation of 'setting'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

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