landscape
[noun]
Synonyms: scenery, countryside, outlook, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista

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English Thesaurus: countryside, the country, landscape, scenery, wilderness, ...

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I. land‧scape¹ W3 /ˈlændskeɪp/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Dutch; Origin: landschap, from land 'land' + -schap '-ship']

1. [countable] an area of countryside or land of a particular type, used especially when talking about its appearance:
the beauty of the New England landscape
rural/industrial/urban etc landscape

2.
[countable] a picture showing an area of countryside or land:
English landscape artists

3. the political/social landscape the general situation in which a particular activity takes place:
Recent electoral shocks have shaken the European political landscape.

4. [uncountable] a way of printing a document in which the long sides are horizontal and the short sides are vertical ⇒ portrait
⇒ a blot on the landscape at blot²(2)

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II. landscape² verb [transitive often passive]
to make a park, garden etc look attractive and interesting by changing its design, and by planting trees and bushes etc:
The area around the mill pond has also been landscaped.
—landscaping noun [uncountable]

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landscape
noun
ADJ. barren, bleak, dramatic, rocky, rugged the dramatic landscape of the desert
beautiful | rural, urban an urban landscape of factories and skyscrapers
industrial | winter | lunar | political, social (both figurative) The political landscape of the country has changed since unemployment rose.
VERB + LANDSCAPE conserve, preserve, protect the need to conserve the rural landscape
dominate The power station dominates the landscape.
LANDSCAPE + NOUN architect, gardener | design, gardening | painter, photographer | painting

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landscape
noun
BAD: Lots of kings chose to live here because of the beautiful landscape.
GOOD: Lots of kings chose to live here because of the beautiful scenery.
BAD: The landscape surrounding the village is really beautiful.
GOOD: The scenery surrounding the village is really beautiful.

Usage Note:
landscape = (a view, painting or photograph of) a wide area of land, especially in the countryside: 'Having reached the top of the hill, we sat and admired the landscape that stretched far into the distance.' 'Constable is known for his beautiful Suffolk landscapes.'
scenery = the natural features of the countryside (hills, valleys, fields etc) considered in terms of their beauty, especially those seen from a particular place: 'The train journey takes you through some breathtaking scenery.' 'Cycling means that you can get fit and enjoy the scenery at the same time.'

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countryside noun [uncountable] an area away from towns and cities, where there are fields, forests etc – used especially when talking about the natural beauty of this kind of area:
The walk takes you through some beautiful countryside.
The countryside changes in winter.
the country noun [singular] the area away from towns and cities, where there are fields, forests etc:
Tired of city life, they moved to the country.
I've always wanted to live in the country.
landscape noun [countable usually singular] a large area of countryside that you see from somewhere:
The house looks out over a peaceful rural landscape.
Adams is famous for his photographs of the American landscape.
scenery noun [uncountable] the natural features of part of a country, such as mountains, forests etc, especially when these are attractive:
New Zealand has some spectacular scenery.
wilderness noun [uncountable and countable] a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed:
Yukon is a vast wilderness of mountains, lakes, and forests.
the bush noun [singular] wild country that has not been cleared, especially in Australia or Africa:
The camp is popular with tourists wishing to experience the African bush.
rural adjective relating to the country:
People are moving away from rural areas.
rural communities

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picture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like:
a picture of a horse
He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.
drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc:
We had to do a drawing of a sunflower.
sketch a picture that is drawn quickly:
I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted.
painting a picture made using paint:
The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art.
Picasso did several paintings of her.
portrait a picture of a person:
The portrait was painted by Rembrandt.
landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains:
Constable painted mainly landscapes.
cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke:
A cartoon in the New York Times showed the President talking to Osama Bin Laden.
comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story:
Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way:
He is famous for his caricatures of politicans.
illustration a picture in a book:
The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.
poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration:
old movie posters
There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.
print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture:
a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennon
image a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you:
He produced some memorable images.
a beautiful image
Some of the images are deeply disturbing.
artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine:
We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers.
imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something might be like:
When I think of Honolulu, I imagine long white beaches and palm trees.
I can’t really imagine being a millionaire.
visualize to form a picture of someone or something in your mind, especially something that is definitely going to happen or exist in the future:
Anna visualized meeting Greg again at the airport.
The finished house may be hard to visualize.
envisage /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ especially British English, envision to imagine something as possible or likely to happen in the future:
How do you envisage your career developing over the next ten years?
They had envisioned the creation of a single armed force, small but efficient.
conceive of something formal to imagine a situation, especially one that is difficult to imagine:
For many people, music is so important that they cannot conceive of life without it.
fantasize to imagine something exciting that you would like to happen, but that is very unlikely to happen:
I used to fantasize about becoming a film star.
daydream to imagine pleasant things, so that you forget where you are and what you should be doing:
Mark began to daydream, and didn’t even hear the teacher’s question.
hallucinate to imagine that you are seeing things that are not really there, especially because you are ill or have taken drugs:
The drug that can cause some people to hallucinate.
When I saw the walls moving, I thought I must be hallucinating.

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