PICTURESQUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does picturesque mean? • PICTURESQUE (adjective)
The adjective PICTURESQUE has 2 senses:
1. suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
2. strikingly expressive
Familiarity information: PICTURESQUE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PICTURESQUE (adjective)
Meaning:
Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
Context example:
a picturesque village
Similar:
beautiful (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration)
Meaning:
Strikingly expressive
Context example:
a picturesque description of the rainforest
Similar:
colorful; colourful (striking in variety and interest)
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