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Picturesque

//ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk// adj

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

Etymology

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

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