Setting vs. Preference

Settingverb

present participle of set

Preferencenoun

The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")

‘He has a preference for crisp wines.’;

Settingnoun

The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

Preferencenoun

The option to so select, and the one selected.

‘Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?’;

Settingnoun

The act of setting.

‘the setting of the sun’; ‘the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris’;

Preferencenoun

The state of being preferred over others.

Settingnoun

A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.

Preferencenoun

A strong liking or personal valuation.

Settingnoun

A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.

‘the volume setting on a television’;

Preferencenoun

A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.

Settingnoun

The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.

Preferenceverb

(US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

Settingnoun

Hunting with a setter.

Preferencenoun

The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.

‘Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.’; ‘Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's.’;

Settingnoun

Something set in, or inserted.

Preferencenoun

That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?

Settingnoun

A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).

Preferencenoun

a strong liking;

‘my own preference is for good literature’; ‘the Irish have a penchant for blarney’;

Settingadjective

that disappears below the horizon

‘the setting sun’;

Preferencenoun

a predisposition in favor of something;

‘a predilection for expensive cars’; ‘his sexual preferences’; ‘showed a Marxist orientation’;

Settingnoun

The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.

Preferencenoun

the right or chance to choose;

‘given my druthers, I'd eat cake’;

Settingnoun

The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.

Preferencenoun

grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

Settingnoun

Something set in, or inserted.

‘Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.’;

Preference

In psychology, economics and philosophy, preference is a technical term usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives. For example, someone prefers A over B if they would rather choose A than B. Preferences are central to decision theory because of this relation to behavior.

Settingnoun

That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.

Settingnoun

the time, place, and circumstances in which an event (real or fictional) occurs; as, the setting of a novel.

Settingnoun

the context and environment in which something is set;

‘the perfect setting for a ghost story’;

Settingnoun

the state of the environment in which a situation exists;

‘you can't do that in a university setting’;

Settingnoun

arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

Settingnoun

the physical position of something;

‘he changed the setting on the thermostat’;

Settingnoun

a table service for one person;

‘a place setting of sterling flatware’;

Settingnoun

mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place;

‘the diamond was in a plain gold mount’;

Settingadjective

(of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon;

‘the setting sun’;