adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ pik-ch ə - ' resk
Function: adjective
Etymology: French & Italian; French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore painter, from Latin pictor, from pingere
Date: 1703
1 a : resembling a picture : suggesting a painted scene b : charming or quaint in appearance
2 : evoking mental images : VIVID
synonyms see GRAPHIC
– pic · tur · esque · ly adverb
– pic · tur · esque · ness noun