First Known Use: 1703
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picturesque
adjective pic·tur·esque \ˌpik-chə-ˈresk\
: very pretty or charming : like a painted picture
: telling about something in a way that makes it very easy to imagine : causing someone to have a very clear mental picture of something
Full Definition of PICTURESQUE
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a : resembling a picture : suggesting a painted scene b : charming or quaint in appearance
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Origin of PICTURESQUE
French & Italian; French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore painter, from Latin pictor, from pingere
Related to PICTURESQUE
- Synonyms
- delineated, pictorial, graphic, visual, vivid
Synonym Discussion of PICTURESQUE
graphic, vivid, picturesque mean giving a clear visual impression in words. graphic stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture <a graphic account of combat>. vivid suggests an impressing on the mind of the vigorous aliveness of something <a vivid re-creation of an exciting event>. picturesque suggests the presentation of a striking or effective picture composed of features notable for their distinctness and charm <a picturesque account of his travels>.
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PICTURESQUE Defined for Kids
picturesque
adjective pic·tur·esque \ˌpik-chə-ˈresk\
Definition of PICTURESQUE for Kids
: suggesting a painted scene in being very pretty or charming <a picturesque mountain view>
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