landscape

1 of 3

noun

land·​scape ˈlan(d)-ˌskāp 

often attributive

1

a

: a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery

Her hobby was painting landscapes.

b

: the art of depicting such scenery

2

a

: the landforms of a region in the aggregate

a landscape of rolling hills

b

: a portion of territory that can be viewed at one time from one place

enjoyed the landscape from the mountain's summit

c

: a particular area of activity : scene

the political landscape

her new book which charts the landscape of her life during the last ten years

—Elizabeth Mavor

3

obsolete : vista, prospect

landscape

2 of 3

verb

landscaped; landscaping

transitive verb

: to modify or ornament (a natural landscape) by altering the plant cover

intransitive verb

: to engage in landscape gardening

landscaper noun

landscape

3 of 3

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a rectangular document or image having the horizontal dimension longer than the vertical dimension

Synonyms

Noun

• chorography
• geography
• geomorphology
• terrain
• topography

Examples of landscape in a Sentence

Noun

She likes to paint landscapes.

The farm is set in a landscape of rolling hills.

He gazed out at the beautiful landscape.

Verb

A professional landscaped the yard.

an area landscaped with flowering shrubs and trees

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The expansion shows a willingness to adapt to college football's changing landscape. —Erik Logan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

Gingrich, meanwhile, appeared for just over a minute in the middle of season two, when Parks was still finding its footing in the network TV landscape. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024

Verb

The deck, rooftops and ground level public spaces will be landscaped by Studio-MLA, which is led by architect Mia Lehrer. —Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024

Same as with the M4 iPad Pro, Apple moved the front-facing camera to landscape orientation, which is much less awkward during video calls. —Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun, Verb, and Adjective

Dutch landschap, from land + -schap -ship

First Known Use

Noun

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

1932, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing landscape

• landscape architect
• landscape gardener

Kids Definition

landscape

1 of 3 noun

land·​scape ˈlan(d)-ˌskāp 

1

: a picture of natural scenery

2

: the land that can be seen in one glance

landscape

2 of 3 verb

landscaped; landscaping

: to improve the natural beauties of a piece of land by grading, clearing, or gardening

landscape

3 of 3 adjective

: of, relating to, or being a rectangular document or image having a horizontal dimension longer than the vertical dimension compare {dxt}portrait{/dxt}