picturesque

    adjectiveBand 8

    UKˌpɪktʃəˈresk
    USˈpɪktʃərəsk

    Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.

    A charming village of stone cottages along a river with a small arched bridge and window boxes full of flowers
    Pretty as a painting: a picturesque place is charming to look at.

    We stayed in a picturesque fishing village.

    The route winds through picturesque countryside.

    Goes with

    Words that go with picturesque: picturesque village; picturesque scenery; picturesque setting; a picturesque landscape.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    sceniccharmingquaint
    Opposite
    unattractivedrab

    Word family

    The picturesque family: picturesque (adjective), picture (noun).

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