VocabAhead

Setting

  1. noun

    a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

    “the diamond was in a plain gold mount”

    Similar: mount

  2. noun

    arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

    Similar: mise en scene, stage setting

  3. noun

    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

    “the historical context”

    Similar: context, circumstance

  4. noun

    the state of the environment in which a situation exists

    “you can't do that in a university setting”

    Similar: background, scope