pic|tur|esque

pic|tur|esque
pic|tur|esque «PIHK chuh REHSK», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. quaint or interesting enough to be used as the subject of a picture: »

a picturesque old mill. An experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite picturesque liar (Mark Twain).

2. making a picture for the mind; vivid: »

picturesque language.

SYNONYM(S): graphic, pictorial.
–n.
the picturesque, something picturesque; the picturesque principle, element, or quality in art, nature, or language: »

a study of the picturesque in literature, a love of the picturesque.

[< pictur(e) + -esque, perhaps patterned on French pittoresque < Italian pittoresco pictorial < pittore painter (< Latin pictor, -ōris) + -esco -esque]
pic´tur|esque´ly, adverb.
pic´tur|esque´ness, noun.

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  • pic´tur|esque´ness — pic|tur|esque «PIHK chuh REHSK», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. quaint or interesting enough to be used as the subject of a picture: »a picturesque old mill. An experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite picturesque liar (Mark Twain). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • picturesque — pic·tur·esque …   English syllables

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