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Arcadian
[ ahr-key-dee-uhn ]
adjective
- of Arcadia.
- (often lowercase) rural, rustic, or pastoral, especially suggesting simple, innocent contentment:
They shared the desire to live off the land and lead a life of Arcadian bliss.
noun
- a native of Arcadia.
- the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Arcadia.
Arcadian
/ ɑːˈkeɪdɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- rustic or bucolic
a life of Arcadian simplicity
noun
- an inhabitant of Arcadia
- a person who leads or prefers a quiet simple rural life
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Derived Forms
- Arˈcadianism, noun
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Other Words From
- Ar·cadi·an·ism noun
- Ar·cadi·an·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
Old Warrender would lean on his daisy-spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.
Michael often looked back to that first term in the Lower Third as a period of Arcadian simplicity, a golden age.
The only wind instrument existing among them is the Pibbegwon, a kind of flute, resembling in simplicity the Arcadian pipe.
Trees, rocks, broken sunlight, and a summer breeze made the little scene quite Arcadian.
Vereker thinks of Sally's putative parents, the Arcadian shepherdess and the thunderbolt.
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