pretty as a picture
Extremely visually appealing
Pretty as a picture describes someone or something exceptionally attractive or visually pleasing, with the composed, idealized quality of a painting or photograph: The bride looked pretty as a picture.
The phrase is somewhat old-fashioned and sentimental, evoking a nostalgic sense of charm.
Extremely pleasing aesthetically
- gorgeousStrikingly beautiful
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
graceful · enchanting · captivating · delightful · winsome · appealing · attractive · comely
Offering beautiful views
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
quaint · rustic · panoramic · vista · landscape · tableau · verdant · sylvan
Absence of any fault
- impeccableFree from any defect
- pristinePure and untouched
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- unblemishedFree from any defect
spotless · exemplary · quintessential · paragon · epitome · ideal · polished · refined
Showing visible brushwork
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- impressionisticConveying general mood, not specifics
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
watercolor · tableau · composition · framed · Vermeer · Rockwell
Comparison via "as"
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- sayingShort, wise expression
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
figurative · old-fashioned · quaint · nostalgic · folksy · compliment · flattery · wholesome
beautiful
Extremely pleasing aesthetically
elegant · graceful · enchanting · captivating · delightful · winsome · appealing · attractive · comely · fair
scenic
Offering beautiful views
tranquil · quaint · rustic · panoramic · vista · landscape · tableau · verdant · sylvan · unspoiled
perfection
Absence of any fault
- impeccableFree from any defect
- pristinePure and untouched
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
unblemished · spotless · exemplary · quintessential · paragon · epitome · ideal · polished · refined · faultless
painterly
Showing visible brushwork
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- impressionisticConveying general mood, not specifics
brushstroke · watercolor · tableau · composition · framed · Vermeer · Rockwell
simile
Comparison via "as"
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- sayingShort, wise expression
phrase · figurative · old-fashioned · quaint · nostalgic · folksy · compliment · flattery · wholesome · Americana
camera-ready
Ready for photographic transfer
- appearance idiomsall dolled up, dolled up, done up, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines
- folk sayingsproverb, adage, maxim, folk saying, old saying
pretty as a pictureplain as day
Unmistakably evident
homely · plain · unremarkable · nondescript · mousy
pretty as a picturerough around the edges
Lacking final polish
unkempt · disheveled · slovenly · bedraggled · worse for wear
pretty, prettier, prettiest, prettily, prettiness, picture, pictures, pictured, picturing