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bucolicrelating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

Pronunciation (IPA): /bjuːˈkɑːlɪk/

Korean meaning: 전원의, 목가적인, 시골의 평화로운 생활과 관련된

Korean pronunciation: 뷰**칼**릭

Example Sentences

  • The stress of city life made him dream of a bucolic existence with chickens and vegetable gardens.
  • Her Instagram was full of bucolic scenes, but she actually lived in a tiny apartment above a pizza shop.
  • The movie painted a bucolic picture of farm life, conveniently leaving out the part about waking up at 4 AM to milk cows.

bucolic

ADJECTIVE

//bjuːˈkɑːlɪk//

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

bucolic concept
💡 Concept

A farmer enjoys bucolic life feeding chickens in peaceful countryside

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bucolic rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Where lambs frolic in fields bucolic, the scene becomes symbolic!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bjuːˈkɑːlɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/bjuːˈkɒlɪk/

🌳Etymology

Rootbucol
Suffix--ic

Origin

From Latin bucolicus, derived from Greek boukolikos meaning 'of or relating to herdsmen or shepherds.' The word comes from boukolos (herdsman), which combines bous (ox, cattle) and -kolos (tender, keeper).

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🎵Rhyme

symbolicolicfrolic
symbolic
olic
frolic

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📝Examples

The stress of city life made him dream of a bucolic existence with chickens and vegetable gardens.

😄 Fun example

Her Instagram was full of bucolic scenes, but she actually lived in a tiny apartment above a pizza shop.

😄 Fun example

The movie painted a bucolic picture of farm life, conveniently leaving out the part about waking up at 4 AM to milk cows.

The poet's bucolic verses celebrated the simple pleasures of rural life.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

pastoralruralrusticidylliccountryside

Antonyms

urbanmetropolitanindustrial

Related

pastoralagrarianprovincialsylvan