landscape

American  

[land-skeyp] / ˈlændˌskeɪp /

noun

1. a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.

   Synonyms:

   prospect, vista, scenery, view

2. a picture representing natural inland or coastal scenery.

3. Fine Arts. the category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented.

4. Obsolete. a panoramic view of scenery; vista.

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verb (used with object)

landscapes, present (3rd person singular) landscaped, past participle, past landscaping present participle

1. to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc.), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or altering the contours of the ground.

2. to improve the landscape of.

verb (used without object)

landscapes, present (3rd person singular) landscaped, past participle, past landscaping present participle

1. to do landscape gardening as a profession.

adjective

1. Digital Technology. relating to or producing horizontal, sideways orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two longer sides of a page or screen.

landscape British  

/ ˈlændˌskeɪp /

noun

1. an extensive area of land regarded as being visually distinct

   ugly slagheaps dominated the landscape

2. a painting, drawing, photograph, etc, depicting natural scenery

3. 1. the genre including such pictures

   2. ( as modifier )

      landscape painter

4. the distinctive features of a given area of intellectual activity, regarded as an integrated whole

   the landscape of the European imagination

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adjective

1. printing

   1. (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater width than height Compare portrait

   2. (of a page) carrying an illustration or table printed at right angles to the normal text

verb

1. (tr) to improve the natural features of (a garden, park, etc), as by creating contoured features and planting trees

2. (intr) to work as a landscape gardener

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• relandscape
  verb

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have landscaped
  perfect
• has landscaped
  perfect 3rd person singular
• are landscaping
  progressive
• is landscaping
  progressive 3rd person singular
• has been landscaping
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• have been landscaping
  perfect progressive
• landscapes
  singular 3rd person
• am landscaping
  progressive 1st person singular
• landscaping
  participle

Past

• had landscaped
  perfect
• had been landscaping
  perfect progressive
• was landscaping
  progressive singular
• were landscaping
  progressive plural
• landscaped
  simple
• landscaped
  participle

Future

• will landscape
  simple
• will have landscaped
  perfect
• will be landscaping
  progressive
• will have been landscaping
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of landscape

First recorded in 1590–1600; 1925–30 landscape for def. 5; from Dutch landschap; cognate with Old English landsceap, landscipe; akin to German Landschaft; equivalent to land + -ship

Explanation

To landscape is to enhance a space with plants. If you landscape your yard with flowering plants and trees — and you have a green thumb — you'll end up with a beautiful garden. If you paint nature scenes, like mountains, lakes, or fields, your art is called landscape painting. If you don't paint that well, however, and the perspective on your landscapes is always a little bit off, you can try landscape photography instead. Any expanse of natural scenery that can be seen from one viewpoint is also called a landscape. The artistic meaning of landscape is the earliest, dating from the 1600s.

Example Sentences

“A Landscape Painter,” one of his earliest short stories, follows the antiheroic Locksley, a painter with one foot in both of the neighborhood’s social worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The non-profit group Cultural Landscape Foundation has sued to stop the makeover, calling the blue paint job "desecration."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Chris Woodley-Stewart Director of the North Pennines National Landscape said it was "exciting news", but he wants to see farmers and landowners "fully engaged in how any re-introduction might take place".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In addition to his work at the Journal, he tutors in the Landscape Urbanism Postgraduate Program, focusing on geospatial research, analysis and cartographic representation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Instead, it seemed like the forest of Ashton Place— an Ominous Landscape full of danger at every turn.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

• mural
• painting
• photograph
• scene
• scenery
• view