setting
adjective
1. that disappears below the horizon
noun
1. the context and environment in which something is set
- the perfect setting for a ghost story
Similar word(s): scene
Definition categories: location, environment, environs, surround, surroundings
2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- you can't do that in a university setting
Similar word(s): background, scope
Definition categories: state, environment
3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Definition categories: man–made, stage
4. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Similar word(s): circumstance, context
Definition categories: state, environment
5. the physical position of something
- he changed the setting on the thermostat
Definition categories: location, place, position
6. a table service for one person
- a place setting of sterling flatware
Definition categories: man–made, service
7. a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Similar word(s): mount
Definition categories: man–made, mounting
Sentences with setting as a noun:
- the setting of the sun
- the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
- the volume setting on a television
verb
1. present participle of set