Definition of BUCOLIC

bucolic

Meanings

Plural: bucolics

Noun

  • a country person
  • a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  • A pastoral poem.
  • A rustic, peasant.

Adjective Satellite

  • (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
    • "a pleasant bucolic scene"

Adjective

  • relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

Adj

  • Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
  • Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
  • Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

bucolic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bucolic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bucolic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

bucolic is a valid Words With Friends word