Bucolic

/bjuːˈkɒlɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Rustic, pastoral, country-styled..

Definitions by Sense

1. Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
2. Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
3. Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
4. A pastoral poem.
5. A rustic, peasant.

Example Sentences

The countryside was filled with charming, bucolic scenery, complete with rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, and quaint farmhouses.

A couple of years later the Metropolitan had reached its own most northerly point, Verney Junction, which was as bucolic as it sounds.

Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards.

The setting for this big fight over a little bird is bucolic: A well-preserved 18th-century barn, white with green doors, standing on the edge of a sprawling saltmarsh in Rye.

The cozy bed and breakfast was located in a picturesque, bucolic setting, offering guests a chance to escape the city and enjoy the simple pleasures of the countryside.

In a sense, Mr. Maillier is living the classic French dream – working the land in the bucolic countryside, feeding his children good food, and keeping France’s gastronomic heritage alive.

Their traditional clothing and simple way of life reflected their bucolic roots as a community of shepherds and farmers.

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• more bucolic
• most bucolic
• bucolics

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