picturesque

picturesque adj

Fr. pittoresque < It. pittoresco < L. pictōr-em, painter + -esque, in the style of.

  1. Striking; graphic; explicit; vivid; memorable; [fig.] shocking; incredible; astonishing; unbelievable.

picturesque n

see picturesque, adj.

  1. Imagination; fantasy; creativity; make-believe; daydream; belief in the unseen.