Dictionary entry details
• SETTING (noun)
Meaning:
The context and environment in which something is set
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
setting; scene
Context example:
the perfect setting for a ghost story
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
environment; environs; surround; surroundings (the area in which something exists or lives)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
scenario (a setting for a work of art or literature)
Meaning:
The state of the environment in which a situation exists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
scope; setting; background
Context example:
you can't do that in a university setting
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
environment (the totality of surrounding conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
canvas; canvass (the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account)
show window; showcase (a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect)
Meaning:
Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mise en scene; stage setting; setting
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)
Meronyms (parts of "setting"):
flat (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
prop; property (any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie)
set; stage set (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production)
Meaning:
The physical position of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
he changed the setting on the thermostat
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Meaning:
A table service for one person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
place setting; setting
Context example:
a place setting of sterling flatware
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
service; table service (tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table)
Meaning:
A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mount; setting
Context example:
the diamond was in a plain gold mount
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
mounting (framework used for support or display)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
pave (a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows)
