picturesque

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   strikingly expressive

   a picturesque description of the rainforest

2. 2
   adj

   Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

   We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.

3. 3
   adj

   Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.

   picturesque language

4. 4
   adj

   suggesting or suitable for a picture

Etymology

From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).