picturesque
adjectiveHow many syllables in picturesque?
There are 3 syllables in the word picturesque.How to pronounce picturesque:
Definition of picturesque:
- picturesque (adjective):
- resembling a picture suggesting a painted scene
- visually pleasing, as in being striking or quaint
- suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture.
Synonyms for picturesque:
attractive
beautiful
charming
colorful
delineated
depicted
descriptive
expressive
graphic
graphical
interesting
pictorial
pretty
quaint
scenic
specific
visual
vivid
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- resided
- pristinely
- indulged
- evaded
- exulting
- hesitant
- hesitate
- encourage
- opulent
- exceeding
- accusing
- apricate
- prettiest
- fortunate
- unable
- desolate
- convincing
- fatigued
- boisterous
- whereabouts
- whomever
- deligate
- recklessly
- scrumptious
- gluttonous
- embitter
- thoughtfully
- exacted
- amusement
- acumen
- hesitance
- wonderous
- syllable
- mantelpiece
- nautical
- patriarch
- example
- gallantly
- astonished
- filleted
- spectacle
- kaffiyeh
- relatives
- enquiry
- studious
- stepping-stone
- ululate
- horribly
- hopefully
- flagrantly
- … more
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English's rich history of borrowing words from other languages leads to a wide variety of syllable structures, such as the four-syllable word 'television'.
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