setting vs environment

setting and environment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
setting	Yes	No	No	No
environment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, environment is a hypernym of setting; that is, environment is a word with a broader meaning than setting:

Other hypernyms of setting include environs, surround, surroundings.

As nouns, environment is a hypernym of setting; that is, environment is a word with a broader meaning than setting:

As nouns, environment is a hypernym of setting; that is, environment is a word with a broader meaning than setting:

setting: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
environment: the totality of surrounding conditions

setting (noun)	environment (noun)
a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place	the area in which something exists or lives
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted	the totality of surrounding conditions
a table service for one person
the context and environment in which something is set
the physical position of something
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event