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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pittoresque
"Ce village offre un paysage pittoresque."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming traditional style.
"We spent the afternoon wandering through the picturesque cobblestone streets of the old European village." - 2
Describing a vivid, striking, or graphic style in writing or speech.
"The captain used picturesque language to describe the terrifying storm at sea."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'pittoresco', meaning 'in the manner of a painter', which entered the English language in the late 18th century via the French 'pittoresque'. It originally described scenes worthy of being painted, evolving to encompass anything visually charming, quaint, or strikingly evocative in landscape and architecture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Picturesque" is said worldwide
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pittoresque
Transliteration: pittoresque
"Ce village offre un paysage pittoresque."
malerisch
Transliteration: malerisch
"Wir machten einen Spaziergang durch das malerische Tal."
pittoresco
Transliteration: pittoresco
"Il paesaggio montano è estremamente pittoresco."
pintoresco
Transliteration: pintoresco
"Visitamos un pueblo muy pintoresco en la costa."
pitoresco
Transliteration: pitoresco
"As casas coloridas tornam a cidade muito pitoresca."
रमणीय
Transliteration: ramaneeya
"यह पहाड़ी इलाका बेहद रमणीय है।"
风景如画的
Transliteration: fēng jǐng rú huà de
"这座小镇有着风景如画的街道。"
그림 같은
Transliteration: geurim gateun
"우리는 그림 같은 해변 마을에 도착했다."
絵のように美しい
Transliteration: e no yō ni utsukushī
"そこには絵のように美しい田園風景が広がっていた。"
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