landscape meaning
landscape :
scenery, view
noun
▪ The landscape is beautiful here.
▪ The view is beautiful here.
▪ She painted a landscape of the mountains.
▪ She painted a view of the mountains.
paraphrasing
▪ scenery – view
▪ vista – view
landscape :
to garden, to make look nice
verb
▪ They landscaped the park last year.
▪ They made the park look nice last year.
▪ We will landscape the backyard.
▪ We will make the backyard look nice.
paraphrasing
▪ garden – to make look nice
▪ design – to plan the look
▪ arrange – to set up
▪ decorate – to make pretty
Pronunciation
landscape [ˈlændˌskeɪp]
The stress is on 'land' and sounds like 'land-skape'.
Common phrases and grammar about landscape
landscape - Common meaning
noun
scenery, view
verb
to garden, to make look nice
Part of Speech Changes for "landscape"
▪ landscaper (noun) – a person who makes gardens
▪ landscaping (noun) – the act of making gardens
Common Expressions with "landscape"
▪ landscape design – planning how a garden looks
▪ landscape painting – art of views
▪ landscape architecture – designing outdoor spaces
▪ landscape photography – taking pictures of views
Important examples of landscape in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, landscape often refers to views or garden designs.
Example of a confusing word: landslide (a geological event)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Landscape as a verb is used to talk about making areas look nice, often appearing in grammar questions.
landscape
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
landscape painting
'art of views', used when talking about art that shows nature.
change the landscape
means 'to alter the view or situation', used in a metaphorical sense.
Differences between similar words and landscape
landscape
,
scenery
differences
Landscape often refers to a broader view or design, while scenery is more about the natural beauty of a place.
landscape
,
garden
differences
Landscape as a verb means to design an area, while garden refers more to planting and maintaining plants.
Words with the same origin as landscape
The origin of landscape
landscape comes from the Dutch 'landschap', which referred to a region or tract of land.
Word structure
It has the root 'land' (earth) and 'scape' (shape or form), meaning 'shape of the land'.
Words with the same origin
The root of landscape is land (earth). Words with the same root include landform (natural feature) and landmass (large area of land).
