setting

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛtɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

setting

1. present participle of set

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 that a knob or control is set to.

   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.
   • Bible, Exodus xxviii. 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

Adjective

setting (comparative more setting, superlative most setting)

1. that disappears below the horizon

   the setting sun

Anagrams

• testing, tingest