picturesque

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• picture-skew (humorous)

[edit] Etymology

picture +‎ -esque < Italian pittoresco < pittura (“‘a picture, painting’”); see picture.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

picturesque (comparative more picturesque, superlative most picturesque)

1. Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting. scenic

   We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.

[edit] Derived terms

• picturesquely
• picturesqueness

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• picturesque in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• picturesque in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911