picturesque landscape
- noun
- /ˌpɪk.tʃərˈɛsk ˈlænd.skeɪp/
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paisaje pintoresco
- During our hike, we stopped to admire the breathtaking views of the picturesque landscape filled with colorful foliage.
Examples
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He created one of the first purposefully designed picturesque landscapes in America.
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The picturesque landscape consists of milky white sand dunes, fairytale forests, and wind-blown beaches.
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The library was set in a picturesque landscape like Andrew Jackson Downing or that sort of thing.
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His function is rather different from those in Bennett's more conventionally picturesque landscapes.
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Lake Nakuru is a shallow, alkaline lake set in a picturesque landscape.
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It is a romantic and picturesque landscape where our trees watch over our Glens, gorges and river valleys.
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Unfortunately for black Atlantans, the financial costs of relocating to the picturesque landscapes of suburban neighborhoods like Inman Park proved prohibitive.
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My fears about losing the picturesque landscape of Sleepyville were made obsolete when the MA told us about having hired a famous architect to design the mosque to fit perfectly into the landscape.
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These are examined by focusing on the landscape views of H. H. Bennett, a photographer of considerable renown whose stereographs and oversized panoramas of the Wisconsin Dells transformed a working river into a picturesque landscape.
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The charming village is surrounded by a picturesque landscape with rolling hills and vibrant wildflowers.
Synonyms
150
3.0
A view of land and nature seen at once, often beautiful
136
1.1
Land and views outside towns and cities with fields and farms
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1.0
A natural view of hills, trees, or water that looks beautiful
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3.9
A view of a wide area like hills or a city
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1.0
Attractive views of natural places like mountains, forests, or the coast
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1.8
A very beautiful scene you see from a place like a mountain or sea
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3.5
A very beautiful view that makes you feel amazed
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2.8
Very beautiful natural views that amaze you
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2.9
A very beautiful view that makes you feel amazed
Antonyms
How Scenic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'picturesque' (visually charming, like a picture) modifying 'landscape' (a view of land), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'a visually charming view/scene'. This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition following common cross-linguistic patterns, so the expression is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
Picturesque landscape comes from artists who praised views that looked like paintings: they used picturesque from picture + -esque, meaning 'like a picture'. So a picturesque landscape is a view that looks charming or striking, like a picture.