English Explanatory Dictionary

bucolic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

byo͞okŏʹlĭk /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/ byo͞okäʹlĭk /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ en-us-bucolic.ogg en-au-bucolic.ogg

Word forms

bucolic more bucolic most bucolic bucolics

Etymology

PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”, literally “pertaining to cowherds”).

Related words

georgic

Derived words

bucolically bucolicism unbucolic
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