picturesque
adjective/ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/
/ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/
- (of a place, building, scene, etc.) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned synonym quaint
- a picturesque cottage/setting/village
- (of language) producing strong mental images by using unusual words
- a picturesque description of life at sea
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore ‘painter’ (from Latin pictor). The change from -tt- to -ct- was due to association with picture.
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