Arcadian

[ ahr-key-dee-uhn ]

/ ɑrˈkeɪ di ən /

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adjective

(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.

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Origin of Arcadian

First recorded in 1580–90; Arcadi(a) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Arcadian

Ar·ca·di·an·ism, nounAr·ca·di·an·ly, adverb

Words nearby Arcadian

arca, arcade, arcaded, arcade game, Arcadia, Arcadian, Arcadic, Arcado-Cyprian, Arcady, arcana, arcane

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How to use Arcadian in a sentence

Old Warrender would lean on his daisy-spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Michael often looked back to that first term in the Lower Third as a period of Arcadian simplicity, a golden age.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
The only wind instrument existing among them is the Pibbegwon, a kind of flute, resembling in simplicity the Arcadian pipe.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Trees, rocks, broken sunlight, and a summer breeze made the little scene quite Arcadian.
The Hero of Manila|Rossiter Johnson

Vereker thinks of Sally's putative parents, the Arcadian shepherdess and the thunderbolt.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for Arcadian

Arcadian

/ (ɑːˈkeɪdɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry

rustic or bucolica life of Arcadian simplicity

noun

an inhabitant of Arcadia

a person who leads or prefers a quiet simple rural life

Derived forms of Arcadian

Arcadianism, noun

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