Picturesque vs Overlook - What's the difference?
picturesque | overlook |
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting. scenic
* 1900 , , Chapter I,
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.
To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.
As an adjective picturesque
is resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting scenic.As a noun overlook is
a vista or point that gives a beautiful view.As a verb overlook is
to look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.picturesque
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Alternative forms
* picture-skew (humorous)Adjective
(en adjective)- We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
- A two minutes' walk brought Warwick--the name he had registered under, and as we shall call him--to the market-house, the central feature of Patesville, from both the commercial and the picturesque points of view.
Synonyms
* quaintQuotations
* (English Citations of "picturesque")Derived terms
* picturesquely * picturesquenessExternal links
* *overlook
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- to overlook a valley from a hill
- to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter
