setting

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noun

1. the context and environment in which something is set (Freq. 7)
- the perfect setting for a ghost story
• Syn:
scene
• Hypernyms:
environment, environs, surroundings, surround
• Hyponyms:
scenario
2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists (Freq. 2)
- you can't do that in a university setting
• Syn:
background, scope
• Derivationally related forms:
scopal (for: scope)
• Hypernyms:
environment
• Hyponyms:
canvas, canvass, showcase, show window
3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mise en scene, stage setting
• Hypernyms:
stage
• Part Meronyms:
flat, property, prop, stage set, set
4. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- the historical context
• Syn:
context, circumstance
• Derivationally related forms:
circumstantial (for: circumstance), contextual (for: context)
• Hypernyms:
environment
• Hyponyms:
conditions
5. the physical position of something
- he changed the setting on the thermostat
• Derivationally related forms:
set
• Hypernyms:
position, place
6. a table service for one person
- a place setting of sterling flatware
• Syn:
place setting
• Derivationally related forms:
set
• Hypernyms:
service, table service
7. 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
• Syn:
mount
• Derivationally related forms:
set, mount (for: mount)
• Hypernyms:
mounting
• Hyponyms:
pave

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mount, place setting, context, circumstance, mise en scene, stage setting, background, scope, scene