picturesque

The definition of picturesque is something scenic and beautiful.

(adjective)

The view of the sun setting over the water on a perfect summer day is an example of something that would be described as picturesque.

See picturesque in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

like or suggesting a picture; specif.,
1. having a wild or natural beauty, as mountain scenery
2. pleasantly unfamiliar or strange; quaint
suggesting or calling up a mental picture; striking; vivid: a picturesque description

Origin: altered (by assoc. with picture) < Fr pittoresque < It pittoresco < pittore, painter < L pictor, painter < pp. of pingere, to paint

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See picturesque in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, suggesting, or suitable for a picture: picturesque rocky shores.
Striking or interesting in an unusual way; irregularly or quaintly attractive: a picturesque French café.
Strikingly expressive or vivid: picturesque language.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of French pittoresque

Origin: , from Italian pittoresco

Origin: , from pittore, painter

Origin: , from Latin pictor; see Pictor

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