landscape

A2 Topic:Photography & Images

Also spelled landschape

US /ˈlændˌskeɪp/ UK /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #6118

Meanings

1

noun
A wide view of an area of countryside, including its hills, fields, and other features.

From the hilltop we admired the beautiful mountain landscape.
2

noun
A painting or photograph that shows a view of the countryside.

The gallery displayed several landscapes by Dutch artists.
3

noun
The general situation in a particular area of activity.

New technology has changed the business landscape completely.
4

verb
To improve the appearance of an area of land by changing its design and adding plants.

They hired a gardener to landscape the back yard.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

outlook panorama perspective prospect scene scenery terrain view

Opposites

portrait

Word family

Forms landscapedlandscapeslandscaping

Derived forms blandscapebrandscapeisoscapelandscaperlandscapeylandscapismlandscapistlandscapitymicrolandscapepalaeolandscapepaleolandscaperelandscape

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Phrases (4)

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landscape architect
a professional who plans the layout of outdoor spaces

Noun + noun
landscape gardener
a gardener who designs and develops attractive outdoor planting areas

Noun + noun
landscape gardening
the planning and creation of attractive gardens and outdoor grounds

Noun + noun
moonlit landscape
a view of countryside illuminated by the Moon

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Landscape was borrowed in the late 16th century from Dutch landschap.

Etymology

From an alteration (due to Dutch landschap) of earlier landskip, lantschip, from Middle English *landschippe, *landschapp, from Old English landsċipe, landsċeap (“region, district, tract of land”); in some senses from Dutch landschap (“region, district, province, landscape”), from Middle Dutch landscap, lantscap (“region”), from Old Dutch *landskepi, *landskapi (“region”). Cognate with Scots landskape, landskep, landskip (“landscape”), West Frisian lânskip (“landscape”), Low German landschop (“landscape, district”), German Landschaft (“landscape, countryside, scenery”), Danish landskab (“lands…

*lendʰ- (land) Proto-Indo-European *landschippe Middle English landsċipe Old English landschap Dutch

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Topics

Photography & Images Nature & Landscape

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# landscape

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈlændˌskeɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 6118

## Meanings
1. A wide view of an area of countryside, including its hills, fields, and other features.
2. A painting or photograph that shows a view of the countryside.
3. The general situation in a particular area of activity.
4. To improve the appearance of an area of land by changing its design and adding plants.

## Examples
- From the hilltop we admired the beautiful mountain landscape.
- The gallery displayed several landscapes by Dutch artists.
- New technology has changed the business landscape completely.
- They hired a gardener to landscape the back yard.

## Synonyms
- outlook
- panorama
- perspective
- prospect
- scene
- scenery
- terrain
- view

## Antonyms
- portrait

## Derived Forms
- blandscape
- brandscape
- isoscape
- landscaper
- landscapey
- landscapism
- landscapist
- landscapity
- microlandscape
- palaeolandscape
- paleolandscape
- relandscape

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *lendʰ- (land)
- Root: *landschippe
- Root: landsċipe
- Root: landschap

## Etymology
From an alteration (due to Dutch landschap) of earlier landskip, lantschip, from Middle English *landschippe, *landschapp, from Old English landsċipe, landsċeap (“region, district, tract of land”); in some senses from Dutch landschap (“region, district, province, landscape”), from Middle Dutch landscap, lantscap (“region”), from Old Dutch *landskepi, *landskapi (“region”). Cognate with Scots landskape, landskep, landskip (“landscape”), West Frisian lânskip (“landscape”), Low German landschop (“landscape, district”), German Landschaft (“landscape, countryside, scenery”), Danish landskab (“lands…

## Topics
- Photography & Images
- Nature & Landscape

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