picturesque

«picturesque» in Mova's school dictionary: Very pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (picturesque; more picturesque, most picturesque)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an old village or a countryside view. tree →

2) (of language) Vivid and colourful, full of interesting description. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography, travel and descriptive writing, picturesque villages, harbours and valleys are charming places tourists like to visit. Writers use it to paint a scene for the reader. Similar: pretty, scenic, charming.

examples

• We stayed in a picturesque fishing village. tree →
• The cottage by the river was picturesque. tree →
• The Cotswolds are full of picturesque villages. tree →
• The harbour looked picturesque at sunset. tree →
• Grandad has a picturesque way of telling stories. tree →
• The train ran through picturesque mountains. tree →
• The streets were rather irregular, it is true, but still this added to their picturesque appearance. tree →

note

Spelling: picturesque ends in -esque (like "grotesque"). Pronounced "pik-chuh-RESK". Adjective only.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «picturesque» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.