Synonyms for picturesque
- adjective
Most common
scenic quaint vivid romantic picture postcard storybooklike
Definitions
- adj. 1
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
- adj. 2
Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.
Related words
- Other spellings
- picture-skew
Choose the right word
That is picturesque which would make a striking picture.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- scenic We went for a scenic drive as far as Lake Superior.
- quaint We stayed in a quaint bed and breakfast by the sea.
- vivid The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
- romantic This Italian restaurant has a romantic atmosphere.
By length
- 5 letters
- vivid2
- 6 letters
- scenic2, quaint1
- 7 letters
- graphic2
- 8 letters
- romantic3, colorful3
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, colourful, pictorial4
- 13 letters
- storybooklike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vivid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pittoresque
- Italiano
- pittoresco
- Español
- pintoresco
- Deutsch
- malerisch
- Català
- pintoresc