naturskønt

Naturskönt is a Swedish adjective used to describe landscapes or settings that are aesthetically pleasing because of their natural features. It conveys a sense of natural beauty and is often linked to undisturbed nature, such as forests, hills, coastlines, and water bodies. The term is commonly applied to areas where the scenery is enhanced by a harmonious natural environment.

In usage, naturskönt can describe a place, region, or view and is typically found with nouns like område, landskap, or vy. The neuter singular form naturskönt is used with neuter nouns (for example ett naturskönt område). For common gender nouns, the attributive form naturskön is used (for example en naturskön plats). In predicative constructions, the adjective may appear in its neuter form after the verb är, as in området är naturskönt.

Etymologically, the word is formed from natur (nature) and skön (beautiful), with the suffix -t marking the neuter form in many Swedish adjectives. It is closely related to naturskön, the corresponding form for non-neuter nouns, and to related descriptors such as idyllisk, which also convey natural beauty.

In contemporary use, naturskönt is common in travel writing, tourism marketing, and nature guides as a neutral, descriptive term. It emphasizes aesthetic appeal derived from the natural environment rather than man-made features. See also terms like natursköna landskap and other landscape descriptors in Swedish.