setting

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛtɪŋ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the context and environment in which something is set
  2. noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  3. noun arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

In classic literature

Synonyms

scene

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
environment
Narrower (hyponyms)
scenario

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