Associations to the word «Picturesque»

Wiktionary

PICTURESQUE, adjective. Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting.

Dictionary definition

PICTURESQUE, adjective. Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village".
PICTURESQUE, adjective. Strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats