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Picturesque Moderate

Origin: French suffix -esque

Picturesque has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

"a picturesque village"

2

strikingly expressive

"a picturesque description of the rainforest"

3

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

"The old stone bridge over the winding river made for such a picturesque scene that we stopped to take photos immediately."

See Also
painting picture picturesquish unpicturesque specular postcardy picturesome hypotyposis
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
que pique zoque toque esque deque ceque tuque duque nuque roque usque coque fique calque cirque parque jacque bosque sacque
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