picturesque
Resembling or worthy of a picture or paintingResembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
» They stood against the picturesque scenery.
Meaning
2 sensesResembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
malerisch, pittoresk
живопи́сныйživopísnyj
мальовни́чийmalʹovnýčyj, живопи́снийžyvopýsnyj
(broadly, figuratively)Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.
picturesque language
- suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
- strikingly expressive
Examples
40 sentencesThey stood against the picturesque scenery.
Corsica has some very picturesque landscapes.
Gustavo's cabin overlooked a picturesque lake.
A picturesque panorama opened before us.
deVor uns eröffnete sich ein malerisches Panorama. — mhr
The landscape in the south is picturesque.
deDie Landschaft im Süden ist malerisch. — Melang
Translations
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Origin
From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).
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Forms
more picturesque, most picturesque| Comparative | more picturesque Lesson |
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| Superlative | most picturesque Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form