ARCADIAN

arcadian, bucolic, pastoral

(adjective) (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”

Arcadian

(noun) an inhabitant of Arcadia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

Arcadian (plural Arcadians)

An inhabitant of ancient Arcadia.

An ideal rustic.

Adjective

Arcadian (comparative more Arcadian, superlative most Arcadian)

Pertaining to ancient Arcadia.

Ideally rustic.

Coordinate terms

• Mantuanesque

Etymology 2

Noun

Arcadian (plural Arcadians)

A native or inhabitant of Arcadia (in the US) or its suburbs.

Adjective

Arcadian (comparative more Arcadian, superlative most Arcadian)

Pertaining to Arcadia (US).

Anagrams

• acaridan, aracanid

Etymology

Adjective

arcadian (comparative more arcadian, superlative most arcadian)

Pertaining to an arcade.

Furnished with arcades.

(literature) Ideally rustic or pastoral.

Anagrams

• acaridan, aracanid

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*ca"di*an, Ar*ca"dic, a. Etym: [L. Arcadius, Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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