Setting Definition
sĕtĭng
settings
noun
settings
The act of one that sets.
Webster's New World
The position or adjustment of something, as a dial, that has been set.
Webster's New World
The context and environment in which a situation is set; the background.
American Heritage
A thing in or upon which something is set; specif., the backing for a gem or gems, or the style or shape of this.
A marquise setting.
Webster's New World
The time, place, environment, and surrounding circumstances of an event, story, play, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- scope
- background
- set
- mise en scène
- scenery
- scene
- stage
- site
- locale
- stage setting
- mise en scene
- circumstance
- context
- place-setting
- mount
Antonyms:
adjective
That disappears below the horizon.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Setting
Noun
Singular:
setting
Plural:
settings
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