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picturesque.

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/
  1. Resembling 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.
  2. Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.

    broadly · figuratively
    picturesque language
Where this word comes from

From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.