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picturesque definition
pic·tur·esque (pik′c̸hər esk′)
adjective
- like or suggesting a picture; specif.,
- having a wild or natural beauty, as mountain scenery
- pleasantly unfamiliar or strange; quaint
- suggesting or calling up a mental picture; striking; vivid a picturesque description
Etymology: altered (by assoc. with picture) < Fr pittoresque < It pittoresco < pittore, painter < L pictor, painter < pp. of pingere, to paint
Related Forms:
- picturesquely pic′·tur·esque′ly adverb
- picturesqueness pic′·tur·esque′·ness noun
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