Definition of settings Settings
/sɛˈtɪŋz/ - [setingz] -
We found 3 definitions of settings from 2 different sources.
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What does settings mean?
Wiktionary 
- settings (Noun)
Plural of setting.
Part of speech
🔤- settings, noun, plural of setting.
WordNet
NounPlural: settings |
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| 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
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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 📕
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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 ⚓️
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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.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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setting
The operation of moving a boat or raft by means of poles. Also, arranging the sights of a gun, or pointing it.
Wikipedia 
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fiction
A setting is the time, place, and atmosphere (e.g. happy, sad, exciting, etc.) the novel is taking place in.
Part of speech
🔤- setting, noun, singular of settings.
