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picturesque
picturesquebeautiful or striking as in a picture: a picturesque scene; strikingly graphic; vivid: picturesque speech Not to be confused with:picaresque – a style of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of rogues; pertaining to or resembling roguespic·tur·esque P0291400 (pĭk′chə-rĕsk′)adj.1. Of, suggesting, or suitable for a picture: picturesque rocky shores.2. Striking or interesting in an unusual way; irregularly or quaintly attractive: a picturesque French café.3. Strikingly expressive or vivid: picturesque language. [Alteration of French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore, painter, from Latin pictor; see Pictor.] pic′tur·esque′ly adv.pic′tur·esque′ness n.picturesque (ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk) adj1. visually pleasing, esp in being striking or vivid: a picturesque view. 2. having a striking or colourful character, nature, etc3. (of language) graphic; vivid[C18: from French pittoresque (but also influenced by picture), from Italian pittoresco, from pittore painter, from Latin pictor] ˌpicturˈesquely adv ˌpicturˈesqueness npic•tur•esque (ˌpɪk tʃəˈrɛsk) adj. 1. visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque village. 2. (of writing, speech, etc.) strikingly graphic or vivid. 3. having pleasing or interesting qualities; strikingly effective in appearance. [1695–1705; < French pittoresque < Italian pittoresco (pittor(e) painter1 + -esco -esque), with assimilation to picture] pic`tur•esque′ly, adv. picturesque - Based on Italian pittore, "painter," its original meaning was "in the style of a painter."See also related terms for painter.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | picturesque - suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village"beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" | | 2. | picturesque - strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest"colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language" |
picturesqueadjective1. interesting, pretty, beautiful, attractive, charming, scenic, quaint the Algarve's most picturesque village interesting everyday, commonplace, unattractive, uninteresting, inartistic2. vivid, striking, graphic, colourful, memorable Every inn had a quaint and picturesque name. vivid dull, drabpicturesqueadjective1. Evoking strong mental images through distinctiveness:colorful, vivid.2. Described verbally in sharp and accurate detail:graphic, lifelike, photographic, pictorial, realistic, vivid.Translationspicturesque (piktʃəˈresk) adjective (of places) pretty and interesting. a picturesque village. 景色如畫的,別緻的 景色如画的,别致的 ˌpictuˈresquely adverb 如畫似地 如画似地ˌpictuˈresqueness noun 景色如畫 景色如画
picturesque
picturesque, term used in 18th-century England to refer to a landscape that looked as if it had come out of an academic painting. Used as derogatory criticism of such painting, the picturesque was considered pretty rather than beautiful.picturesque
Synonyms for picturesqueadj interestingSynonyms- interesting
- pretty
- beautiful
- attractive
- charming
- scenic
- quaint
Antonyms- everyday
- commonplace
- unattractive
- uninteresting
- inartistic
adj vividSynonyms- vivid
- striking
- graphic
- colourful
- memorable
AntonymsSynonyms for picturesqueadj evoking strong mental images through distinctivenessSynonymsadj described verbally in sharp and accurate detailSynonyms- graphic
- lifelike
- photographic
- pictorial
- realistic
- vivid
Words related to picturesqueadj suggesting or suitable for a pictureRelated Wordsadj strikingly expressiveRelated Words |