noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:L AE1 N S K EY2 P IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Improved land (trees, gardens, leveled ground, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of improving a landscape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of landscape
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
working as a landscape gardener
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: landscape gardening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gardening, horticulture
5
noun
Meaning 5
a garden laid out for esthetic effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: garden
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
maisemointi
— the act of improving a landscape
German:
Landschaftsbau
— the act of improving a landscape
Latin:
topiāria
— the act of improving a landscape
Portuguese:
paisagismo
— the act of improving a landscape
Russian:
благоустро́йство и озелене́ние
(blagoustrójstvo i ozelenénije)
— the act of improving a landscape
Russian:
благоустро́йство
(blagoustrójstvo)
— the act of improving a landscape
Spanish:
paisajismo
— the act of improving a landscape