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picturesqueness
Variant of picturesque
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
Related Forms:
- picturesquely adverb
- picturesqueness noun
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