Picturesque
/ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/adjective
Looking like a beautiful or charming picture.
The view from the top of the mountain is very picturesque.
Often appears as...
- picturesque scenery
- picturesque view
adjective
In literature, it can describe a detailed written description that creates a vivid image.
Her poems present picturesque descriptions of rural life.
Often appears as...
- picturesque description
- picturesque portrayal
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Looking like a beautiful or charming picture.
The view from the top of the mountain is very picturesque.
Often appears as...
- picturesque scenery
- picturesque view
adjective
In literature, it can describe a detailed written description that creates a vivid image.
Her poems present picturesque descriptions of rural life.
Often appears as...
- picturesque description
- picturesque portrayal
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'picturesque' to evoke strong visual imagery, as if painting a scene with words.
The cottage garden was picturesque, with wildflowers framing a cobblestone path.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Picturesque' implies a positive and pleasing aesthetic, suitable for postcards and art.
We stumbled upon a picturesque lakeside village during our hike.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Nature
Although often used for natural landscapes, 'picturesque' can also describe urban scenes.
The narrow streets and old buildings gave the town a picturesque charm.
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Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
Any more tips for me? I think that the most important thing of all What? ..now you're hooked... Yeah? ..is you've got to recruit someone else. I do. Because if I've recruited you... Yeah. ..you've got to go and recruit 1,000 people. Shall we get a selfie? Yeah, go on, then. Let's get a picture down here. It's very picturesque here. OK. Lovely.
Video examples
Double the Lion Prides –...
now this is what's known as a borrow pit so you'll see that there's lots and lots of places where the earth has clearly been excavated lions don't have a feel necessarily for for posing or picture picking the most picturesque place to be they go where it's comfortable and this is very comfortable for them but it has
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These Men Love...
some people go for a picturesque roundabouts like the one I'm sitting on we call those tits marshes which is an island in full bloom but other people the functionalist in our society they might go for the Magic Roundabout in Swindon which is the white-knuckle ride
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Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
day so I think if I had to choose I would say daytime is my favorite but of course nighttime is where we get to see the most extraordinary things so it's difficult to choose look it just the Marr is just such an incredibly picturesque place that I don't think we
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The 5 Musketeers Eat...
just one of the best ways to spend a day look at that isn't that picturesque it certainly is a stunning summer's day it couldn't ask for much better and thank goodness there's a bit of a breeze as or because otherwise too be stiflingly hot the Aimi's looked
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Europe's Largest Gothic...
picturesque Avignon was once the seat of power for the Catholic Church the historic center of Avignon is known for its architectural and cultural significance both of which largely stem from its brief stint as a seat of the
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Experience Medieval Art...
life as a tourist destination guests from around the world flocked to the city to float down its historic canals and under its picturesque stone bridges many of
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Safari Live - Day 352 PIPE...
to the masai mara where Steve is waiting well everybody how picturesque is that I'm just gonna keep quiet for a moment and let you let it all just sink kidness
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Vietnam's Infinite Cave...
there so they grow rice and very very picturesque and scenic landscape landscape but also I mean the mountains are very ragged and very difficult to to
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Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
picturesque isn't it to die for all right well it's not just a sunset here down in jhummer the sun is starting to plummet as well and mr. Morley is
Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
Any more tips for me? I think that the most important thing of all What? ..now you're hooked... Yeah? ..is you've got to recruit someone else. I do. Because if I've recruited you... Yeah. ..you've got to go and recruit 1,000 people. Shall we get a selfie? Yeah, go on, then. Let's get a picture down here. It's very picturesque here. OK. Lovely.
Video examples
Double the Lion Prides –...
now this is what's known as a borrow pit so you'll see that there's lots and lots of places where the earth has clearly been excavated lions don't have a feel necessarily for for posing or picture picking the most picturesque place to be they go where it's comfortable and this is very comfortable for them but it has
Video examples
These Men Love...
some people go for a picturesque roundabouts like the one I'm sitting on we call those tits marshes which is an island in full bloom but other people the functionalist in our society they might go for the Magic Roundabout in Swindon which is the white-knuckle ride
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
day so I think if I had to choose I would say daytime is my favorite but of course nighttime is where we get to see the most extraordinary things so it's difficult to choose look it just the Marr is just such an incredibly picturesque place that I don't think we
Video examples
The 5 Musketeers Eat...
just one of the best ways to spend a day look at that isn't that picturesque it certainly is a stunning summer's day it couldn't ask for much better and thank goodness there's a bit of a breeze as or because otherwise too be stiflingly hot the Aimi's looked
Video examples
Europe's Largest Gothic...
picturesque Avignon was once the seat of power for the Catholic Church the historic center of Avignon is known for its architectural and cultural significance both of which largely stem from its brief stint as a seat of the
Video examples
Experience Medieval Art...
life as a tourist destination guests from around the world flocked to the city to float down its historic canals and under its picturesque stone bridges many of
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 352 PIPE...
to the masai mara where Steve is waiting well everybody how picturesque is that I'm just gonna keep quiet for a moment and let you let it all just sink kidness
Video examples
Vietnam's Infinite Cave...
there so they grow rice and very very picturesque and scenic landscape landscape but also I mean the mountains are very ragged and very difficult to to
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
picturesque isn't it to die for all right well it's not just a sunset here down in jhummer the sun is starting to plummet as well and mr. Morley is
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Quote examples
James Weldon Johnson
American Poet
The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.
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Alice Morse Earle
American Historian
The landlord of colonial days may not have been the greatest man in town, but he was certainly the best-known, often the most popular, and ever the most picturesque and cheerful figure.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.
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Diana Penty
Indian Model
This is the beauty of Rajasthan; everything is so picturesque.
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Dorothea Lange
American Photographer
It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.
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Wesley Sneijder
Dutch Athlete
Milan is marvellous, picturesque, and full of elegance.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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James Weldon Johnson
American Poet
The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.
Quote examples
Alice Morse Earle
American Historian
The landlord of colonial days may not have been the greatest man in town, but he was certainly the best-known, often the most popular, and ever the most picturesque and cheerful figure.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.
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Diana Penty
Indian Model
This is the beauty of Rajasthan; everything is so picturesque.
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Dorothea Lange
American Photographer
It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.
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Wesley Sneijder
Dutch Athlete
Milan is marvellous, picturesque, and full of elegance.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Example 1 of 10
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