landscape

American  

[land-skayp] / 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

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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

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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

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The pressure on CoreWeave’s bonds has sparked jitters across the technology landscape in part due to the tight relationships that big companies have with one another.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"There was no Afrobeats on the airwaves," he laughs, recalling his early years in the country, when he says Caribbean reggae, dancehall and soca were more prominent in the musical landscape he encountered.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A lava dome forms when relatively thick, viscous lava accumulates around a volcanic vent rather than flowing freely across the surrounding landscape.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Merging portrait and landscape, Rembrandt makes himself monumental, distant yet looming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the moments after the earthquake, smaller, secondary earthquakes, called aftershocks, continued to rattle the landscape.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Many of the golfers played with hickory-shafted clubs to more fully experience what golf was like before course designers and mowers reshaped landscapes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“What this trail will do is open up some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

And, what will happen to some of our most revered and beloved landscapes like the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Scottish Highlands and Welsh mountains, and the people who live and work there?

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Experts say years of deforestation and the drying out of naturally water-logged peatlands for cultivation has also transformed formerly fire-resistant landscapes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The glossy pages of succeeding months blossom around it: landscapes of fluted mountains for 1964; a curious collection of Irish setters and pugs in 1969; twelve varieties of jasmine for each month of 1973.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Waveny, the New Canaan, Conn., estate where I grew up, sat on 400 acres landscaped by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, the co-designer of New York’s Central Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The property includes a landscaped front yard with a waterfall and a tiki hut-style pavilion that is used as a gym or for yoga, according to listing agent Chris Cortazzo of Compass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Imagine a sprawling network of roomy bike lanes, generously landscaped to calm relentless traffic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

When they first move into the house, the grounds have yet to be landscaped.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

When Julianna and Mark Hayes decided to overhaul the landscaping at their home in Northern California’s Marin County, they weren’t legally required to clear a 5-foot perimeter surrounding their house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz, 42, a Mexican national and West Adams resident, appeared in court wearing a reflective vest with the name of a landscaping company, blue jeans and boots with the American flag on them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The firm also said the facility could create up to 150 permanent jobs and that it would create planting and landscaping to screen the development and reduce the visual impact.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Florida Highway Patrol officers pulled over Kenny Laynez, a U.S. citizen who was en route to a landscaping job with his mother and two co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

We follow Max to a small, white landscaping truck, where he pulls out an empty red plastic gas can and a gardening hose—the kind we couldn’t find when we were looking before.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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