Meaning of bucolic in English

1. Pronunciation

   /bjuˈkɑlɪk/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   bucolic

   Definitions

   1. used of idealized country life

   Examples

   • « a country life of arcadian contentment »
   • « a pleasant bucolic scene »
   • « charming in its pastoral setting »
   • « rustic tranquility »

   Synonyms

   • rural

2. Noun

   bucolic

   Definitions

   1. a country person
3. 2. a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life

4. Qualitative Adjective

   bucolic

   Etymology

   early 16th century (as a noun): via Latin from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos‘herdsman’, from bous‘ox’

   Definitions

   1. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

   Examples

   • « pastoral seminomadic people »
   • « pastoral land »
   • « a pastoral economy »