bucolic meaning and definition

BUCOLIC noun

Definition of bucolic (noun)

1. a country person
   • synonyms: peasant, provincial
2. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
   • synonyms: eclogue, idyl, idyll

BUCOLIC adjective

Definition of bucolic (adjective)

1. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
   • "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
   • synonyms: arcadian, pastoral
2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
   • "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
   • synonyms: pastoral