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Bucolic

//bjuˈkɑlɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
"The countryside was filled with charming, bucolic scenery, complete with rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, and quaint farmhouses."
2
Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
"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."
3
Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
"Their traditional clothing and simple way of life reflected their bucolic roots as a community of shepherds and farmers."

Adjective

1
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic wordnet
2
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle wordnet

Noun

1
A pastoral poem.
2
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life wordnet
3
A rustic, peasant.
4
a country person wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus.

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