noun
landscape
LANSKAYP
noun
1
A stretch of land and everything visible in it, especially its scenery.
"The rolling hills and vineyards made for a stunning landscape."
"From the plane window, the desert landscape stretched to the horizon."
2
A picture or painting depicting outdoor scenery.
"She hung a landscape of the Scottish highlands above the fireplace."
3
A wider set of circumstances or situation viewed as a whole, especially in business or politics.
"The competitive landscape has changed a lot since streaming took off."
verb
1
To plan and construct planting, paths, and features to improve outdoor land.
"They hired someone to landscape the back garden."
How to Use Landscape
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe scenery of an area, a picture of scenery, or (figuratively) the overall state of a situation.
Common pairings
rural landscape
political landscape
landscape the garden
landscape painting
Word Forms
landscaped past tense, landscapes plural, landscapes singular
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Etymology
From Dutch landschap, "region, district," via earlier English landskip — ultimately from land + a suffix meaning "shape/state."