Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. synonym: rural.
- adjective Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.
- noun A pastoral poem.
- noun A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pastoral; relating to country affairs, or to a shepherd's life and occupation: as, bucolic song.
- Agricultural: used humorously or in disparagement.
- noun [⟨ L. bucolicum, pl. bucolica, neut. of bucolicus: see I.] A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, or the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds: as, the bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil.
- noun A writer of pastorals.
- noun A countryman; a farmer: used humorously or in depreciation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
- noun A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Rustic ,pastoral , country-styled. - adjective Pertaining to
herdsmen orpeasants . - noun A
pastoral poem . - noun A
rustic ,peasant
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
- noun a country person
- noun a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
- adjective relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I tallied up my day spent basking in bucolic bliss ... and realized how it all added up to good business!
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I tallied up my day spent basking in bucolic bliss ... and realized how it all added up to good business!
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We had a perfect ceremony on a covered bridge in bucolic upstate New York, which was followed by a fun and lively reception filled with the best of friends and — of course — Long Island wines.
From the Vine 2005
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The setup is simplicity itself: a small 19th century village tries to live in bucolic harmony and peace, while the surrounding woods bristle with unseen creatures.
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“THE ISLE”:: shocking art-house drama about sexual manipulation set in bucolic countryside.
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With the help of his partner, Brent Ridge, known to fans as Dr. Brent on The Martha Stewart Show, they pack up their big city belongings from their small city apartment and a good chunk of their savings account to live the so-called bucolic life on the farm.
Annie Spiegelman: A Book About Escaping to Upstate N.Y. Is Just Like Walden , Only Campier! Annie Spiegelman 2010
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With the help of his partner, Brent Ridge, known to fans as Dr. Brent on The Martha Stewart Show, they pack up their big city belongings from their small city apartment and a good chunk of their savings account to live the so-called bucolic life on the farm.
Annie Spiegelman: A Book About Escaping to Upstate N.Y. Is Just Like Walden , Only Campier! Annie Spiegelman 2010
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With the help of his partner, Brent Ridge, known to fans as Dr. Brent on The Martha Stewart Show, they pack up their big city belongings from their small city apartment and a good chunk of their savings account to live the so-called bucolic life on the farm.
Annie Spiegelman: A Book About Escaping to Upstate N.Y. Is Just Like Walden , Only Campier! Annie Spiegelman 2010
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These may not make a dent in the household budget of what Fearnley-Whittingstall describes as the "bucolic, rose-tinted world" of the River Cottage, but will impact heavily on those struggling in a tough economic climate to feed their families.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Peter Stanford 2011
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The former rodeo performer and announcer came to Palm Springs in 1927 and rented horses to tourists in the desert oasis known as a bucolic winter getaway for riding and hiking.
seanmeade commented on the word bucolic
derives from Greek boukolikos , "rustic; pastoral," from boukolos, "a cowherd; a herdsman" from bous, "a cow; an ox."
And also from the Indo-European gwou, the Latin root is bos which we get bovine from.
March 26, 2007
skipvia commented on the word bucolic
The actual meaning of this word is exactly the opposite of what it implies. It has always sounded like someone throwing up to me.
October 1, 2007
yarb commented on the word bucolic
Skipvia may be intested in the citation on salinity.
June 26, 2008
beatlephan89 commented on the word bucolic
I couldn't agree more skipvia! Whenever my mother uses this word she always sighs saying, "Ahhh, that scene is just so bucolic," and all I can think of is someone barfing in a pasture.
December 19, 2008
jorge999 commented on the word bucolic
Born in Appalachia,
he now lives in the city
--and attends bucolics anonymous...
--jorge999
November 5, 2009