setting
The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
Other meanings
The act of setting (various senses).
“the setting of the sun”
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
Synonyms
- scene
Related words
- final setting time
- bonesetting
- setting room
- firesetting
- gemsetting
- hooksetting
- imagesetting
- nonsetting
- pacesetting
- pinsetting
- scenesetting
- settingless
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “setting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.