setting

Definitions

The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

The time and place in which the action of a book, play, or film is situated.

The level or position at which a control or device is adjusted.

Examples

The story takes place in a beautiful rural setting.

You can adjust the volume setting in the main menu.

The diamond was placed in a simple gold setting.

Synonyms

environment backdrop location surroundings context scene background

Antonyms

displacement dislocation removal unsettling instability disorder confusion