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   Pic·tur·esque

   /ˌpik(t)SHəˈresk/

   

   adjective

   • 1. visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style: "the picturesque covered bridges of New England" Similar attractiveprettybeautifullovelysceniccharmingquaintpleasingdelightfulromanticOpposite uglydrab
   • ▪ (of language) unusual and vivid: "his picturesque speech contrasted with his rough appearance" Similar vividgraphiccolorfulimpressivestrikingOpposite dull

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore ‘painter’ (from Latin pictor). The change from -tt- to -ct- was due to association with picture.

   Derivatives

   • 1. picturesquely adverb
   • 2. picturesqueness noun

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   • (painting) As used in common language, picturesque means "forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture." Historically, Picturesque was a style of landscape painting that emphasized a sentimental aesthetic over the ~ .

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   • There is nothing picturesque in those old towns, for they were dead before they were civilized. It lies in a large and picturesque hollow, surrounded by mountains at an elevation of 3,200 feet above the level of the sea. Picturesque definition: visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting.

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