setting

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
    

• a table service for one person
  • a place setting of sterling flatware
    

• the physical position of something
  • he changed the setting on the thermostat
    

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
  • the historical context
    

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

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  • you can't do that in a university setting
    

• the context and environment in which something is set
  • the perfect setting for a ghost story
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  mount , place setting , context , circumstance , mise en scene , stage setting , background , scope , scene