Setting Meaning and Definition

Word: Setting

How to pronounce: ˈsetɪŋ

How to pronounce: set

Noun

Definitions:

1. The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Example sentences: "Cozy waterfront cottage in a peaceful country setting"

2. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.

Example sentences: "A garnet in a heavy gold setting"

3. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words.

Example sentences: "A setting of Yevtushenko's bleak poem"

4. Short for place setting

5. A speed, height, or temperature at which a machine or device can be adjusted to operate.

Example sentences: "If you find the room getting too hot, check the thermostat setting"

Synonyms:

parameter

adjustment

setup

unit

installing

configure

mount

set point

set value

adjusting

tuning

customizing

setpoint

surroundings

environment

ambience

atmosphere

milieu

background

climate

environs

circumstance

medium

surround

locale

terrain

ambient

Synonyms:

establish

adjust

configure

lay

put

pose

cast

specify

assign

designate

arrange

fit

agree

do

determine

define

preset

pinpoint

array

body

set of

typeset

seth

pack

package

batch

gang

party

tune

feature set

suite

placed

located

laid

lodged

plant

rig

place

emplace

stage set

scene

clutch

fix

settle

sit

go down

decide

collection

family

assemblage

block

bloc

set out

secure

fasten

express

bunch

constellation

group

cluster

network

huddle

community

value

level

certain

determinate

prepared

decor

situate

dispose

hold

intended

lot

crowd

freeze

congeal

position

rank

ready

sic

determined

out

fixed

species

type

solidifying

hardened

mark

name

prepare

gear up

head

frozen

muster

go

tier

specific

settled

harden

solidification

Antonyms:

ask

remove

cancel

eliminate

revoke

disassemble

inset

Derivations:

set

setter

settling

setting

setup

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Setting in Other Languages...

Spanish: Configuración

German: Einstellung

French: Paramètre

Italian: Impostazione

Turkish: Ayar