setting

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛtɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Noun

setting (plural settings)

1. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
2. The act of setting.

   the setting of the sun

   the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris

3. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
4. A level or placement to which a knob or control is set.

   the volume setting on a television

5. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
6. Hunting with a setter.
7. Something set in, or inserted.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 28:17:

     Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.

8. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).

   Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem

   Bach's setting of the Magnificat

9. The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
10. The direction of a current of wind.

Verb

setting

1. present participle and gerund of set

Adjective

setting (comparative more setting, superlative most setting)

1. that disappears below the horizon

   the setting sun

Anagrams

• testing, tingest

Etymology

Borrowed from English setting.

Noun

setting f or m (definite singular settinga or settingen, indefinite plural settinger, definite plural settingene)

1. setting

References

• “setting” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 1

From setja +‎ -ing.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English setting.

References

• “setting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.