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(bjuːkɒlɪk)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Bucolic means relating to the countryside.
[literary]
...the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly.
Synonyms: rustic, country, rural, agricultural More Synonyms of bucolic

bucolic in British English

(bjuːˈkɒlɪk)
adjective also: bucolical
1. 
of or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic
2. 
of or relating to shepherds; pastoral
noun
3. (sometimes plural)
a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue
4. 
a rustic; farmer or shepherd
Derived forms
bucolically (buˈcolically)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin būcolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous ox

bucolic in American English

(bjuˈkɑlɪk)
adjective
1. 
of shepherds; pastoral
2. 
of country life or farms; rustic
noun
3. 
a pastoral poem
4. 
a rustic; countrified person
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈrural
Derived forms
bucolically (buˈcolically)
adverb
Word origin
L bucolicus < Gr boukolikos < boukolos, herdsman < bous, ox (see cow1) + -kolos < ? IE base *kel-, to drive > hold1, L celer

Examples of 'bucolic' in a sentence
bucolic

The economics of the bucolic dream no longer stack up.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The anxiety and intensity jarred with the bucolic riverside setting.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's easy to dismiss it as another nice bucolic scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They followed the classic journey from a high-octane career in the capital to a second act in more bucolic surroundings.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Which is a more bucolic scene: a flock of sheep grazing in the distance or some ugly metal monster making a racket?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The moment he walks out of the interview to return a bee from the canteen floor to the bucolic countryside, less so.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Underneath this bucolic scene was a caption: True religion will satisfy all our needs.
Kennedy, Douglas In God's Country: travels in the Bible belt, USA. (1989)
In fact, despite its urban setting, the boat had a way of encouraging flights of bucolic fantasy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Country folk are often keen, in their unhurried and admirably wholesome manner, to hammer home the superiority of their bucolic lifestyles.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
(adjective) 
Definition
of or relating to shepherds
the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly
Synonyms
rustic
the rustic charms of a country lifestyle
country
I want to live a simple country life.
rural
the old rural way of life
agricultural
traditional agricultural societies
pastoral
a tranquil pastoral scene
agrarian
a highly developed agrarian economy
agrestic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of agrarian
Definition
of or relating to land or agriculture
a highly developed agrarian economy
Synonyms
agricultural,
country,
land,
farming,
rural,
rustic,
agrestic
in the sense of agricultural
traditional agricultural societies
Synonyms
farming,
country,
rural,
rustic,
agrarian,
agronomic,
agronomical,
agrestic
in the sense of country
I want to live a simple country life.
Synonyms
rural,
pastoral,
rustic,
agrarian,
bucolic,
Arcadian,
georgic (literary),
agrestic

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