Definition of setting Setting

/sɛˈtɪŋ/ - [seting] - set•ting

We found 29 definitions of setting from 9 different sources.

What does setting mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: settings
setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
		background, scope
		environment the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
		canvas, canvass a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
		place, position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
setting - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
		scene
		surround, environment, environs, surroundings the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
setting - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
		context, circumstance
		environment the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
		conditions the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions"
setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
		mise en scene, stage setting
		stage a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
		flat scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
		prop, property a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
setting - 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"
		mount
		mounting framework used for support or display
setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
		place setting
		table service, service the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"

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Wiktionary

setting (Noun)
The time, place and circumstance in which something such as a story or picture is set; context; scenario.
setting (Noun)
The act of setting.
setting (Noun)
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
setting (Noun)
A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
setting (Noun)
The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
setting (Noun)
Hunting with a setter.
setting (Noun)
Something set in, or inserted.
setting (Verb)
Present participle of set.
setting (Adjective)
That disappears below the horizon.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

setting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Set
setting (n.)
The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
setting (n.)
The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
setting (n.)
Something set in, or inserted.
setting (n.)
That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

setting
A certain way software, a webpage or an electronic device reacts, displays certain information or activates certain functions as selected by the user (note: usually plural).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

setting
set′ing, n. act of setting: direction of a current of wind: the hardening of plaster: that which holds, as the mounting of a jewel: the mounting of a play, &c., for the stage: act of adapting to music

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

setting
the act of observing the situation of any distant object by the compass, in order to discover the angle which it makes with the nearest meridian; as, at seven in the evening, we set the Tower of Arabia near the port of Alexandria, and it bore S. S. E. distant four leagues by estimation. See BEARING.
setting
also denotes the direction of the wind, current, or sea, but particularly the two latter: as, the tide which sets to the south, is opposed to a swelling sea setting to the north-west.
setting
when applied to the sails, is the loosening and expanding them, so as to move a ship along the water, after she had been for some time at rest; or to accelerate her velocity when she is already moving, and perhaps give a new direction to her motion. It is used in contradistinction to taking-in the sails, as loosing or heaving-out is opposed to furling or stowing them.