# setting

Pronunciation: say "SET-ing" /ˈsɛtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The time, place, and circumstances in which a story, picture, or event is placed.
   - Simple: The time, place, and conditions in which a story or event happens or a picture is set.
   - _The novel's setting shifts from wartime Paris to postwar New York._
   - _Choosing the right setting gives a painting much of its emotional weight._
3. The level, position, or option to which a knob, dial, or other control is set, including the options chosen in a device or app.
   - Simple: The level or choice you pick on a knob, a dial, a phone, or an app.
   - _She left the thermostat on its lowest setting overnight._
   - _The camera offers several manual settings for advanced photographers._
4. The act or process of putting something in position, fixing it in place, or becoming firm or solid.
   - Simple: The act of putting something in place, or of something soft becoming firm.
   - _The setting of the concrete took several hours in the warm air._
   - _Proper setting of the broken bone was the surgeon's first concern._
5. A piece of vocal or choral music composed to fit a particular set of words.
   - Simple: A piece of music written to go with a set of words.
   - _Her setting of the elegy moved the whole audience to silence._
   - _The choir premiered a new setting of the medieval hymn._
8. The metal frame or mount in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to make a piece of jewelry.
   - Simple: The metal part of a piece of jewelry that holds a gem in place.
   - _The jeweler repaired the worn setting before the stone could fall out._
   - _An antique setting can be worth more than the gem it holds._
9. The complete group of plates, glassware, and silverware arranged on a table for a single diner.
   - Simple: The dishes, glasses, forks, knives, and spoons put out on a table for one person.
   - _She quietly cleared away the extra setting when the last guest canceled._
   - _Each place setting at the long table had two forks, a soup spoon, and a tall water glass._
10. The mounting and staging of a play or other theatrical work for performance.
   - Simple: The work of preparing and putting a play on the stage.
11. A piece or part that has been set into or inserted within something else.
   - Simple: A piece that is fixed or fitted into something else.
7. The physical surroundings of a thing, or the kind of place or circumstances in which an activity goes on.
   - Simple: The place around something, or the kind of place or situation where something happens.
   - _The old farmhouse stands in a lovely setting, surrounded by orchards and low hills._
   - _Counselors see clients in a range of settings, from schools and clinics to prisons._

## Verb

2. Present participle of set. — present participle and gerund of set
   - Simple: Present participle of set. Use this form for something happening right now or still going on.
   - _The sun is setting slowly behind the hills._
   - _They are setting a date for the wedding next spring._

## Adjective

6. Sinking down below the horizon, as the sun does at the end of the day, or as the moon or a star does.
   - Simple: Going down below the edge of the sky, like the sun in the evening.
   - _The setting sun cast long shadows across the field._
   - _Sailors once steered by the setting stars near the horizon._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The direction toward which a current of wind flows.
- (noun) The act of a hunting dog marking the position of game by pointing, as a setter does.
- (noun) The activity of hunting game birds with a setter, a type of pointing dog.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/setting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).