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- French · calque ofpittoresque
- English todaypicturesque
From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
picturesque
Today it means: Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful. Full definition →
French pittoresque