The painting was so realistic/vivid/descriptive/picturesque.

[angliholic]

The painting was so realistic/vivid/descriptive/picturesque.




Do all of the underlined words fit in the above sample and mean about the same? Thanks.

[Hi_there_Carl]

No... the meanings are quite different.

vivid - bright, striking or bold

realistic - looked real

descriptive - told a story

picturesque - looks like a picture definitely not a good choice (The painting looked like a picture )

[angliholic]

No... the meanings are quite different.

vivid - bright, striking or bold

realistic - looked real

descriptive - told a story

picturesque - looks like a picture definitely not a good choice (The painting looked like a picture )

Thanks, Carl.

Now I know the subtle differences. They were almost the same to me because they were translated into more or less the same thing in Chinese.