landscape
Americannoun
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landscapes
plural
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a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
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a picture representing natural inland or coastal scenery.
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Fine Arts. the category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented.
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Obsolete. a panoramic view of scenery; vista.
verb (used with object)
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landscapes,
present (3rd person singular)
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landscaped,
past participle, past
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landscaping
present participle
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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.
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to improve the landscape of.
verb (used without object)
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landscapes,
present (3rd person singular)
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landscaped,
past participle, past
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landscaping
present participle
adjective
noun
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an extensive area of land regarded as being visually distinct
ugly slagheaps dominated the landscape
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a painting, drawing, photograph, etc, depicting natural scenery
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the genre including such pictures
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( as modifier )
landscape painter
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the distinctive features of a given area of intellectual activity, regarded as an integrated whole
the landscape of the European imagination
adjective
verb
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(tr) to improve the natural features of (a garden, park, etc), as by creating contoured features and planting trees
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(intr) to work as a landscape gardener
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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landscapesimple
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landscapessimple
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have landscapedperfect
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has landscapedperfect
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am landscapingprogressive
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are landscapingprogressive
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is landscapingprogressive
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have been landscapingperfect progressive
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has been landscapingperfect progressive
Past
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landscapedsimple
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had landscapedperfect
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was landscapingprogressive
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were landscapingprogressive
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had been landscapingperfect progressive
Future
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.
Vocabulary lists containing landscape
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Example Sentences
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The landscape designer Sebastian Trujillo negotiated an informal agreement to share content on the job after being hired by filmmaker Fabiola Beracasa Beckman to work on her Greenwich Village townhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
With Salah departing a year earlier than expected, the landscape has changed.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“These are players that are changing the landscape of the game,” Ogwumike said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Polish and German soldiers worked for five weeks at the frontier to dig trenches, lay barbed wire and place long lines of concrete barriers known as "hedgehogs" across the landscape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
But within a short time, the surrounding landscape began to change from towering trees to rocky hills.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
They can also strengthen ecosystem resilience and help landscapes adapt to climate change.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Today, many of the best places to conduct this work are deserts or Arctic landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Leader of West Devon Borough Council, Councillor Mandy Ewings, said the trees helped "provide homes for wildlife, support biodiversity, improve air quality and help create the green landscapes that define our borough."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Natural landscapes and wildlife would take priority over agriculture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Although they depict a variety of landscapes, each of these paintings uses the same point of view.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The ground floor features an open great room with a wood-paneled ceiling and a wall of bifold glass doors, which open to a landscaped conversation area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The entire lot measures more than 34,000 square feet, with landscaped gardens and lawns.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
A stable conversion nestled in the landscaped gardens of a Grade I listed country house in Devon.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Miles of landscaped running and biking trails offer a rare respite from the urban churn beyond the gates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
“They leveled everything out with bulldozers. Right? They brought in tons and tons of that white sand and dumped it here. Then they landscaped over everything.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
A new sewage pump station will be built and installed across from Kushner’s home, and the club will allow landscaping on the golf course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.
From MarketWatch ● 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
Park Police officers in Washington last August, Trump offered an even more expansive assessment of his landscaping credentials.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
I’d never been to this neighborhood before, and eyes watched me from the dark spaces in the landscaping.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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