landscape

American  

[land-skeyp] / ˈlændˌskeɪp /

noun

• landscapes
  plural

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• landscapes
  plural

Participles

• landscaping
  present
• landscaped
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• landscape
  simple
• landscapes
  simple
• have landscaped
  perfect
• has landscaped
  perfect
• am landscaping
  progressive
• are landscaping
  progressive
• is landscaping
  progressive
• have been landscaping
  perfect progressive
• has been landscaping
  perfect progressive

Past

• landscaped
  simple
• had landscaped
  perfect
• was landscaping
  progressive
• were landscaping
  progressive
• had been landscaping
  perfect progressive

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

See Examples For:

landscape landscapes landscaped landscaping

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg looks at how or the elections will or will not affect the political landscape in Russia.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A Rosenblatt Securities analyst pointed to two developments at neocloud providers — cloud companies that are purpose-built to offer AI services — that he thinks are supportive of a robust spending landscape going forward.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

For more than 17 years, LRO has been circling the Moon while its seven instruments study the landscape, surface composition, temperature, and radiation environment.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“There’s a lot that really resonates in the current media landscape and culture 50 years down the road, that people can still really connect with,” Hamm said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Now Roz effortlessly glided across the rugged landscape as Brightbill raced through the air.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Toiling around the clock, haggard Indonesian firefighters on Borneo island cannot keep up with the blazes devouring landscapes and shrouding communities in a cloying haze.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer and writer whose work advocated fiercely for working landscapes and working people, died “suddenly and peacefully” on Monday at his home in Port Royal, Ky., according to his family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Drained peatlands, industrial timber estates and oil palm plantations can leave landscapes more vulnerable to burning, with fires often recurring in the same areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Many wealthy southern Europeans are getting ahead of the changes by moving to cooler locations such as the higher-altitude landscapes in northern Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Instead of working from individual sites, as is traditional archaeological practice, researchers must study entire landscapes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Planning documents lodged for the property said it "occupies an elevated position overlooking the Usk Valley, set within extensive landscaped grounds and the remnant parkland of a former estate".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

“These people here are trying to live the American dream,” he said, driving by a cluster of RVs in a fenced yard landscaped with young trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Lopez will have ample opportunity to enjoy the verdant surroundings in Hidden Hills, courtesy of her new home’s “lushly landscaped private grounds,” which include “spectacular orchards with multiple fruit trees,” as well as staggering views.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

A stable conversion nestled in the landscaped gardens of a Grade I listed country house in Devon.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

The house was set on a half-acre landscaped like Shangri-la.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Fix the baseboards, the little dings in the cabinets, the landscaping, the mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“In recent years, the property upgrades include a new pool heater, new hardwood floors throughout the home, a new roof on the carport, and landscaping around the property,” says Raigeul.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

So far, the only work has been to clean up equipment, but there’s still construction that needs to be done to finish the project, including parks, landscaping and art installations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The court heard the father of nine completed three tours of Northern Ireland in the 1990s for the Army, where he boxed for his regiment, and until recently ran a scaffolding and landscaping business.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

With money from a part-time job in Brooksville, he bought materials for landscaping and for constructing a fish pond across from the gangplank.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Related Words

• mural
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• scene
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