Added 9 October 2026
picturesque
/ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about picturesque at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture.
a picturesque village
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Strikingly expressive.
a picturesque description of the rainforest
Origin
From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).
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