Definition of PASTORALE

pastorale

Plural: pastorales, pastorali

Noun

  • a musical composition that evokes rural life
  • A play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject.
  • An artwork that is suggestive of pastoral themes.
  • One of the figures of a quadrille.

Examples

  • "She was in the country, painting her first pastorale."

Origin / Etymology

From French, from Middle French pastorale; or from Italian pastorale, hence the plural pastorali.

Synonyms

idyl, idyll, pastoral

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

pastorale is a valid Words With Friends word