picturesqueness

picturesqueness
noun
1. the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
Derivationally related forms: ↑picturesque
Hypernyms: ↑expressiveness
2. visually vivid and pleasing
Derivationally related forms: ↑picturesque
Hypernyms: ↑beauty

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