Landscape

['læn(d)skeɪp] or ['lænd'skep]

Definition

(noun.) a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery.

(noun.) painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery.

(noun.) an extensive mental viewpoint; 'the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration'; 'we changed the landscape for solving the problem of payroll inequity'.

(noun.) an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view.

(verb.) do landscape gardening; 'My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living'.

(verb.) embellish with plants; 'Let's landscape the yard'.

Editor: Roxanne--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.

(n.) A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc.

(n.) The pictorial aspect of a country.

Editor: Lyle

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. View, prospect, rural scene.

Edited by Claudette

Definition

n. the appearance of that portion of land which the eye can at once view; the aspect of a country or a picture representing it.—ns. Land′scape-gar′dening the art of laying out grounds and so disposing water buildings trees and other plants as to produce the effect of a picturesque landscape; Land′scape-paint′er one who practises this form of art; Land′scape-paint′ing the art of representing natural scenery by painting.

Inputed by Alex