bucolic
of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
a pastoral poem.
Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic.
Origin of bucolic
1Other words for bucolic
Other words from bucolic
- bu·col·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use bucolic in a sentence
William Vogt was born in 1902 on Long Island, New York, back when it was largely bucolic.
Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet (Ep. 346 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | July 29, 2021 | FreakonomicsA ramble down Maryland’s bucolic “Fiddlers Hill Road” is just one possible journey, whether geographic or stylistic.
In the galleries: Face to face with a world both beautiful and horrific | Mark Jenkins | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostUp north, Tuolumne Meadows is the jump-off point for a stroll through bucolic Lyell Canyon, especially beautiful in early summer when its subalpine meadows absolutely glow with chlorophyll and wildflowers abound.
The Ultimate Yosemite National Park Travel Guide | Shawnté Salabert | February 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineLiving on a farm about 30 miles away in the tiny bucolic town of Toutle, he had carved out a lifestyle based loosely on the ’70s ideal.
If the bucolic scene has some of the look of a campground, it also has much of the feel.
The world’s biggest hedge fund is working from tents in the forest during the COVID pandemic | Jen Wieczner | September 21, 2020 | Fortune
Dining facilities include al fresco picnic tables and bucolic fields adjacent to the pastures.
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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there seems in general to be a rather odd conception of “peace” in the bucolic Scandinavian nation.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he travelled on his line he came in contact with bucolic interests instead of the whirring wheels of trade.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAbout her there was something unmistakably bucolic, and yet she was town-branded, too, flesh and soul.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbThe reproaches I here level against the bucolic idyl cannot be understood of the sentimental.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich SchillerWe can hardly imagine bucolic placidity quickening to intellectual aims without imagining social aims as the transitional phase.
Return of the Native | Thomas HardyMr. Sprole, like many a self-made man, was proud of his farm, though he did not lead a wholly bucolic existence.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for bucolic
/ (bjuːˈkɒlɪk) /
of or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic
of or relating to shepherds; pastoral
(sometimes plural) a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue
a rustic; farmer or shepherd
Origin of bucolic
1Derived forms of bucolic
- bucolically, adverb
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