bucolic

bu·col·ic

B0528900 (byo͞o-kŏl′ĭk)adj.1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. See Synonyms at rural.2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.n.1. A pastoral poem.2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.

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[Latin būcolicus, pastoral, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos, cowherd : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + -kolos, herdsman; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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bu·col′i·cal·ly adv.

bucolic

(bjuːˈkɒlɪk) adj1. of or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic2. of or relating to shepherds; pastoraln3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (sometimes plural) a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue4. a rustic; farmer or shepherd[C16: from Latin būcolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous ox] buˈcolically adv

bu•col•ic

(byuˈkɒl ɪk)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral. 2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. n. 3. a pastoral poem. [1525–35; < Latin būcolicus < Greek boukolikós rustic, derivative of boukól(os) herdsman] bu•col′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bucolic - a country person peasant, provincialcottar, cotter - a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlandsmoujik, mujik, muzhik, muzjik - a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)rustic - an unsophisticated country person
	2.	bucolic - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral lifeeclogue, idyl, idyllpastoral - a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
Adj.	1.	bucolic - (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"arcadian, pastoralrural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
	2.	bucolic - relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"pastoral

bucolic

adjective rustic, country, rural, agricultural, pastoral, agrarian, agrestic the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly

bucolic

adjectiveOf or relating to the countryside:arcadian, campestral, country, pastoral, provincial, rural, rustic.Informal: hick.

Translations

bucólicoбуколикабуколическийпасторальныйсельский