bucolic
[byoo-kol-ik]
- of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
- of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
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- a pastoral poem.
- Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic.
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Origin of bucolic
1525–35; < Latin būcolicus < Greek boukolikós rustic, equivalent to boukól(os) herdsman (bou-, stem of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos -ic
Synonyms
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Contemporary Examples
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 SimmerMike Giglio, Christopher Dickey
October 28, 2013
But 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.
Historical Examples
He tapped his breast-pocket with a sneer of bucolic triumph.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
In fact, the wife did not show the husband's enthusiasm as to the bucolic life.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
The Bolbitinitic and Bucolic mouths, on the other hand, are not natural but made by digging.
The History Of HerodotusHerodotus
The Old Squire, too, had his bucolic enemies as well as Gram.
When Life Was YoungC. A. Stephens
The Bolbitinitic, and Bucolic mouths, on the other hand, are not natural but made by digging.
An Account of EgyptHerodotus
bucolic
- of or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic
- of or relating to shepherds; pastoral
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- (sometimes plural) a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue
- a rustic; farmer or shepherd
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin būcolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous ox
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Word Origin and History for bucolic
adj.
1610s, earlier bucolical (1520s), from Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos "pastoral, rustic," from boukolos "cowherd, herdsman," from bous "cow" (see cow (n.)) + -kolos "tending," related to Latin colere "to till (the ground), cultivate, dwell, inhabit" (the root of colony). Middle Irish búachaill, Welsh bugail "shepherd" are Celtic words form from the same root material as Greek boukolos.
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