picturesquenessn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsknəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɪk(t)ʃəˈrɛsknəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picturesque adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < picturesque adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier picturesque n.

The quality of being picturesque; scenic beauty, prettiness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > picturesqueness

scenery1786

picturesqueness1794

1794 U. Price Ess. Picturesque i. iii. 38 Grandeur and beauty have been pointed out and illustrated by painting as well as picturesqueness. [Note] I have ventured to make use of this word, which I believe does not occur in any writer.

1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 40 Picturesqueness may be defined to be that quality in objects which fits them for making a good picture.

1867 W. Bagehot Eng. Constit. v. 124 The picturesqueness, the featureliness, of society diminishes.

1907 ‘M. Twain’ Christian Sci. ii. iii. 130 Repetition of pet poetic picturesquenesses.

1954 C. R. Attlee As it Happened xv. 126 We visited a number of fishing villages..rather reminiscent of Cornwall, though without its picturesqueness.

1993 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. v. 26/4 All the Gothic spikes and mock-Tudor picturesqueness to which we have become accustomed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	picturesqueness
释义	picturesquenessn. Brit. /ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsknəs/, U.S. /ˌpɪk(t)ʃəˈrɛsknəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picturesque adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < picturesque adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier picturesque n. The quality of being picturesque; scenic beauty, prettiness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > picturesqueness scenery1786 picturesqueness1794 1794 U. Price Ess. Picturesque i. iii. 38 Grandeur and beauty have been pointed out and illustrated by painting as well as picturesqueness. [Note] I have ventured to make use of this word, which I believe does not occur in any writer. 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 40 Picturesqueness may be defined to be that quality in objects which fits them for making a good picture. 1867 W. Bagehot Eng. Constit. v. 124 The picturesqueness, the featureliness, of society diminishes. 1907 ‘M. Twain’ Christian Sci. ii. iii. 130 Repetition of pet poetic picturesquenesses. 1954 C. R. Attlee As it Happened xv. 126 We visited a number of fishing villages..rather reminiscent of Cornwall, though without its picturesqueness. 1993 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. v. 26/4 All the Gothic spikes and mock-Tudor picturesqueness to which we have become accustomed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794
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