adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

   "We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean."

2. 2
   Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery. broadly, figuratively

   "picturesque language"

Adjective

1. 1
   suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture wordnet
2. 2
   strikingly expressive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

colorfulquaintscenicarabesqueattractivebaroque

Example

More examples

"They stood against the picturesque scenery."

Etymology

From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.