landscape

Word parts

land + -scape

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈlandskeɪp/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: land‧scape

Noun

Singular landscape

Plural landscapes

1. (countable) A landscape is a piece of land or territory which can all be seen at once in a single view.
2. (countable) A landscape is a picture or painting that shows something by land or sea.

   The landscape of downtown Manhattan is amazing!

3. (printing) If you print something in landscape, whatever is printed will have the sides shorter than the height of the page printed. The alternative to landscape is *portrait* mode, where the sides are longer than the height of the page printed.
   • Antonym: portrait

Related words

• dreamscape
• moonscape

Verb

Plain form landscape

Third-person singular landscapes

Past tense landscaped

Past participle landscaped

Present participle landscaping

1. (intransitive) If you landscape, you work on or maintain the grounds of a building or other place.

   Many people who enjoy the outdoors like to landscape for themselves, and not hire a landscaper.

Related words

• landscaper