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Picturesque — is an aesthetic ideal first introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations of the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770 , a … Wikipedia
Picturesque — ist ein ästhetisches Ideal, das 1782 von William Gilpin in die englische Kulturdebatte eingeführt wurde. Mit seinem Buch Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Picturesque — Pic tur*esque , a. [It. pittoresco: cf. F. pittoresque. See {Pictorial}.] Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture; representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picturesque — [pik΄chər esk′] adj. [altered (by assoc. with PICTURE) < Fr pittoresque < It pittoresco < pittore, painter < L pictor, painter < pp. of pingere, to PAINT] 1. like or suggesting a picture; specif., a) having a wild or natural beauty … English World dictionary
picturesque — (adj.) 1703, on pattern of Fr. pittoresque, a loan word from It. pittoresco pictorial (1660s), from pittore painter, from L. pictorem (nom. pictor), see PICTORIAL (Cf. pictorial) … Etymology dictionary
picturesque — vivid, *graphic, pictorial Analogous words: charming, attractive, alluring (see under ATTRACT): conspicuous, salient, striking, arresting (see NOTICEABLE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
picturesque — [adj] attractive, referring to scenery arresting, artistic, beautiful, charming, colorful, graphic, photographic, pictorial, pleasant, pretty, quaint, scenic, striking, vivid; concept 579 Ant. hideous, ugly, unsightly … New thesaurus
picturesque — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ visually attractive in a quaint or charming manner. DERIVATIVES picturesquely adverb picturesqueness noun … English terms dictionary
picturesque — picturesquely, adv. picturesqueness, n. /pik cheuh resk /, adj. 1. visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village. 2. (of writing, speech, etc.) strikingly graphic or vivid; creating… … Universalium
picturesque — [[t]pɪ̱ktʃəre̱sk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A picturesque place is attractive and interesting, and has no ugly modern buildings. Alte, in the hills northwest of Loule, is the Algarve s most picturesque village. Derived words: picturesquely ADV GRADED… … English dictionary
picturesque — adjective 1 a place that is picturesque is pretty and interesting, especially in an old fashioned way: a picturesque New England village in the fall 2 language that is picturesque uses unusual, interesting, or sometimes rude words to describe… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
