Arcady
adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of arcadey. alt-of, alternative
"Graskull's graphics have dragged me out of my accustomed arcady antipathy though. They successfully suggest the style of the original cartoons."
Proper Noun
- 1 Arcadia, an ancient region of Greece with a tradition of rural, bucolic innocence. poetic
"[…] And many an old philosophy On Argive heights divinely sang, And round us all the thicket rang To many a flute of Arcady."
- 2 A transliteration of the Russian male given name Арка́дий (Arkádij).
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"[…] And many an old philosophy On Argive heights divinely sang, And round us all the thicket rang To many a flute of Arcady."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).
Etymology 2
From Russian Арка́дий (Arkádij). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos cognate with Ursula.
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