picturesque

ˌpik-chə-ˈresk 3 syllables rare

  1. adjective. resembling a picture: suggesting a painted scene

  2. adjective. charming or quaint in appearance

  3. adjective. evoking mental images: vivid

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Origin

French & Italian; French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore painter, from Latin pictor, from pingere.

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