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Ravishing vs Picturesque - What's the difference?

ravishing | picturesque |

As adjectives the difference between ravishing and picturesque

is that ravishing is extremely beautiful while picturesque is resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting. scenic.

As a verb ravishing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun ravishing

is an act of ravishment.

ravishing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely beautiful
    • Every time I get into a conversation with this ravishing girl, I want it to last forever.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of ravishment.

    • picturesque

    English

    Alternative forms

    * picture-skew (humorous)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting. scenic
    • We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
  • * 1900 , , Chapter I,
    • 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

    * quaint

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "picturesque")

    Derived terms

    * picturesquely * picturesqueness

    External links

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