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landscape
[ land-skeyp ]
noun
- a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a picture representing natural inland or coastal scenery.
- Fine Arts. the category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented.
- Obsolete. a panoramic view of scenery; vista.
verb (used with object)
- to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc.), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or altering the contours of the ground.
- to improve the landscape of.
verb (used without object)
- to do landscape gardening as a profession.
adjective
- Digital Technology. relating to or producing horizontal, sideways orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two longer sides of a page or screen. Compare portrait ( def 3 ).
landscape
/ ˈæԻˌɪ /
noun
- an extensive area of land regarded as being visually distinct
ugly slagheaps dominated the landscape
- a painting, drawing, photograph, etc, depicting natural scenery
- the genre including such pictures
- ( as modifier )
landscape painter
- the distinctive features of a given area of intellectual activity, regarded as an integrated whole
the landscape of the European imagination
adjective
- printing
- (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater width than height Compare portrait
- (of a page) carrying an illustration or table printed at right angles to the normal text
verb
- tr to improve the natural features of (a garden, park, etc), as by creating contoured features and planting trees
- intr to work as a landscape gardener
Other Word Forms
- ·Իs verb relandscaped relandscaping
Word History and Origins
Origin of landscape1
Word History and Origins
Origin of landscape1
Example Sentences
Others have been fitted out, the gardens have been landscaped, curtains frame the windows, and they appear filled with the promise of a new home.
The U.S. would fall deeper into a two-tier healthcare landscape, with conservative states cutting healthcare services and blue states trying to hold the line for their residents.
The Arts Fund noted how Chapter "continues to co-create exceptional programmes that enrich Cardiff's cultural landscape", from printmaking to music.
He also took full advantage of the new political landscape, leaning into his experience helping Canada and the UK navigate previous crises at a time when Canadians were feeling anxious about their economic future.
I was trying to figure out some landscaping in the backyard and I couldn’t picture it.
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