Definition of landscape
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery
Her hobby was painting landscapes.
b
: the art of depicting such scenery
2a
: the landforms of a region in the aggregate
a landscape of rolling hills
b
: a portion of territory that can be viewed at one time from one place
enjoyed the landscape from the mountain's summit
c
: a particular area of activity : scene
the political landscape her new book which charts the landscape of her life during the last ten years— Elizabeth Mavor
landscape
verb
landscaped; landscaping
Definition of landscape (Entry 2 of 3)
: to modify or ornament (a natural landscape) by altering the plant cover
: to engage in landscape gardening
landscape
adjective
Definition of landscape (Entry 3 of 3)
: of, relating to, or being a rectangular document or image having the horizontal dimension longer than the vertical dimension
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The first known use of landscape was in 1598
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