HOW TO PRONOUNCE
picturesque
/ˈpɪktʃɚəsk/
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What does picturesque mean?
adjective
- Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
- (figuratively) Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɪktʃɚəsk/
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See this word in context.
The place was crumbling and shabby and melancholy, but the river was delightful, the rent was a trifle, and everything was picturesque.
Green River is a small rocky stream with picturesque banks, and derives its name from the beautiful pale-green hue of its waters.
More book examples (3)
Chartered tourists, they make free with historic localities, and rear their young among the most picturesque sites with a grand human indifference.
Indeed, there was everything to delight the eye of the lover of the picturesque during the course of that bright autumnal day.
In Genoa, and thereabouts, they train the vines on trellis-work, supported on square clumsy pillars, which, in themselves, are anything but picturesque.