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[ byoo-kol-ik ] / byuˈkɒl ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bucolic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Also bu·col·i·cal. of or relating to shepherds; pastoral. of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. nouna pastoral poem. Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic. Origin of bucolic1525–35; <Latin būcolicus<Greek boukolikós rustic, equivalent to boukól(os) herdsman (bou-, stem of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos-ic SYNONYMS FOR bucolicSEE SYNONYMS FOR bucolic ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bucolicbu·col·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby bucolicbuckwheat coal, buckwheat family, buckwheat note, buckyball, buckytube, bucolic, Bucolics, Bucovina, bucranium, Bucureşti, Bucyrus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bucolicDining facilities include al fresco picnic tables and bucolic fields adjacent to the pastures. The Secret to This Ice Cream: Pampered Cows|Jane & Michael Stern|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are both in the study of my old farmhouse, in a room that has three nice sized windows, each with a lovely, bucolic view. How I Write: Scott Spencer|Noah Charney|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST During the day, shops were open and the relatively simple, bucolic life of a farming village seemed to go on normally. In Egypt’s Countryside, Vendettas Between Police and Islamists Simmer|Mike Giglio, Christopher Dickey|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST But there seems in general to be a rather odd conception of “peace” in the bucolic Scandinavian nation. The Nobel Peace Prize Is a Joke|Michael Moynihan|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is, in many ways, the picture-perfect holiday for a savvy pol: bucolic, family-oriented, tradition-bound, and not too glitzy. Vacation Primary: Why Republican Candidates Win the Summer|Michelle Cottle|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST The party is complete, for the Druces arrived yesterday evening in full force, torn from their bucolic life, as Martyn tells them. More Bywords|Charlotte M. Yonge It was too expensive; or too pretentious, or perhaps even too horrible for the bucolic purse. Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber This certainly seems an ideal pastoral land—a place where one would naturally locate a charming idyl or bucolic love-story! The Red Acorn|John McElroy He recommends the early practice of bucolic verse, and inculcates the necessity of treating youthful essays with indulgence. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds I don't myself love your dreadful Capitol yonder, but I prefer it to a bucolic life here. Democracy An American Novel|Henry Adams
British Dictionary definitions for bucolic
adjective Also: bucolicalof or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic of or relating to shepherds; pastoral noun(sometimes plural) a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue a rustic; farmer or shepherd Derived forms of bucolicbucolically, adverbWord Origin for bucolicC16: from Latin būcolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous ox Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bucolicpastoral, agrarian, country, arcadian, agricultural, countrified |