setting

Examples

• All

• Depicted as a magnificent setting, the spacious room is decorated with stucco and painted canvases or panels.

  Academic text (1996)

• "What a magnificent setting for the second race of the World Grand Prix."

  Cars 2 (2011)

• Well, first of all, it's in a beautiful, natural country setting.

  Raising Cain (1992)

• The setting's great, but we could have shot this in L.A., you know.

  Skeleton Crew (2009)

• Students should list each scene in sequence, with the setting, action, characters, and any of their dialogue.

  Academic text (1993)

• You couldn't pray for a more romantic setting.

  License to Drive (1988)

• However, a beautiful bird, quietly posed in a lovely setting, is still irresistible.

  Academic text (2006)

• PSA is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and what better way than in a beautiful setting like this?

  Academic text (1994)

• Clements' map shows the setting of the play, the Northwest Territories (NWT), where the uranium was found.

  Academic text (2012)

• The setting of the play was designed to create a realistic atmosphere for the audience.

Synonyms

S

set

vssetting

416 6.0

The scenery and objects used on a stage or film

is focused on the full arrangement rather than only the items

S

stage set

vssetting

3 3.6

The background and objects on a stage that show where and when a play happens

is a broader name for the same arranged scenery

S

stage setting

vssetting

1 3.6

The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens

is the general term for that arrangement without the extra word

M

mise en scene

vssetting

• Specialized

8.8

The way things like the background, objects, and lights are arranged in a film or play to create a mood

is narrower and focuses on physical arrangement not visual style

Compounds

P

place setting

11 3.2

A set of plates, glasses, forks, and knives placed for one person at a meal

T

table setting

4 1.8

The way plates, knives, forks, and glasses are placed for a meal

C

classroom setting

2 2.3

The people, rules, and space in a school room for teaching and learning

P

private setting

1 3.4

A place where you are not seen or heard by others

S

stage setting

1 3.6

The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens

T

trend setting

3.7

Creating new styles or ideas that many people follow

S

setting hen

7.9

A hen that sits on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch

S

sight setting

• Specialized

8.5

A small change to a gun's aiming device so shots hit a target at a chosen distance

How Detailed

detailing

1 4.1

stage setting

1 3.6

set piece

1 6.8

setting

19 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology