PICTURESQUE


Meaning of PICTURESQUE in English

■ adjective visually attractive in a quaint or charming manner.

↘(of language) unusual and vivid.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C18: from Fr. pittoresque , from Ital. pittoresco , from pittore 'painter' (from L. pictor ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.