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pic·tur·esque
 picturesque
- pronunciation:
- pIk
ch
resk
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
visually pleasing, enchanting, or unusual; suggestive of a picture or painting.
The postcards at the lodge all showed picturesque landscapes.- antonyms:
- ugly
- similar words:
- pretty, quaint, sightly
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| definition 2: |
evoking vivid images.
The writer is well-known for her picturesque descriptions of people and places.- synonyms:
- vivid
- similar words:
- colorful, evocative, graphic, pictorial, realistic, rich
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| related words: |
attractive, colorful, graphic |
| derivations: |
picturesquely (adv.), picturesqueness (n.) |
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