picturesque
visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
(of writing, speech, etc.) strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images: a picturesque description of the Brazilian jungle.
having pleasing or interesting qualities; strikingly effective in appearance: a picturesque hat.
Origin of picturesque
1synonym study For picturesque
Other words from picturesque
- pic·tur·esque·ly, adverb
- pic·tur·esque·ness, noun
- un·pic·tur·esque, adjective
- un·pic·tur·esque·ly, adverb
- un·pic·tur·esque·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with picturesque
- picaresque, picturesque
Words Nearby picturesque
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How to use picturesque in a sentence
Such picturesque qualities showed where we were, but not where we were headed.
Monday was a summer landmark: The last sunrise before 6:30 a.m. | Martin Weil | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostTogether they hike trails that pass through ancient ruins, overlooking picturesque bays where cruise ships drop their guests for lunch.
Climate Change Won't Kill Tourism, But the Industry Is in for a Painful Reckoning | Ciara Nugent | August 18, 2021 | TimeThey’re rustic but come stocked with real beds, stoves, and picturesque cocktail porches.
Add These 5 Backcountry Lodges to Your Adventure Bucket List | elessard | August 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineThis part of the state also happens to offer some of its most picturesque cycling—and a hearty dose of intriguing Texas history.
The goal, Marasco said, is that picturesque Hillsboro, a one-time mill town, would become a destination — not only a stop for tourists visiting breweries and wineries nearby.
Chefchaouen, shut off from the world for centuries, is almost absurdly picturesque.
One Street Museum is dedicated to the picturesque old Kiev street called Andriyivskyy Descent, on which it is situated.
The Ukrainian Face Collector Launches an Exhibition in Kiev | Nina Strochlic | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLater, we hiked up a picturesque trail to the Dovbush rocks, which are a sort of local Stonehenge.
For Ukrainians on Holiday, the Carpathians Are the New Crimea | Vijai Maheshwari | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the area is also an unexplored region of picturesque villages and surprising flavors.
His social snapshots reveal the unhappy repercussions of tyranny and poverty in a picturesque Africa.
Saatchi Resurrects Ancient Pangaea with Show Featuring South American and African Artists | Chloë Ashby | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany adults assume that a child can look at a landscape as they look at it, taking in the whole picturesque effect.
Children's Ways | James SullyIt was a large, beautiful room, rich and picturesque in the soft, dim light which the maid had turned low.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIt is true that they wanted the picturesque splendour of ancient warfare.
There is nothing picturesque in those old towns, for they were dead before they were civilized.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIt lies in a large and picturesque hollow, surrounded by mountains at an elevation of 3,200 feet above the level of the sea.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for picturesque
/ (ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk) /
visually pleasing, esp in being striking or vivid: a picturesque view
having a striking or colourful character, nature, etc
(of language) graphic; vivid
Origin of picturesque
1Derived forms of picturesque
- picturesquely, adverb
- picturesqueness, noun
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