Meaning of landscape in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈlæn(d)ˌskeɪp/

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1. Verb

   landscape

   Definitions

   1. embellish with plants

   Examples

   • « Let's landscape the yard »
2. 2. do landscape gardening

   Examples

   • « My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living »

3. Noun

   landscape

   Etymology

   late 16th century (denoting a picture of scenery): from Middle Dutch lantscap, from land‘land’ + scap (equivalent of -ship)

   Definitions

   1. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
4. 2. painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
5. 3. a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
6. 4. an extensive mental viewpoint

   Examples

   • « the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration »
   • « we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity »