Difference between Setting and Context

What is the difference between Setting and Context?

Setting as a noun is the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set. while Context as a noun is the text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning

Setting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put (something) down, to rest.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: that disappears below the horizon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry. A standard level or placement that a knob or control is placed at, for example, the volume setting on a television.

Context

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaningthe surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an eventThe surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.

Example sentence: Context is worth 80 IQ points.

We hope you now know whether to use Setting or Context in your sentence.

Also read

Popular Articles