bucolic
/bjuˈkɑlɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
Example Sentences
- "The countryside was filled with charming, bucolic scenery, complete with rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, and quaint farmhouses."
- "A couple of years later the Metropolitan had reached its own most northerly point, Verney Junction, which was as bucolic as it sounds."
- "Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards."
- "The setting for this big fight over a little bird is bucolic: A well-preserved 18th-century barn, white with green doors, standing on the edge of a sprawling saltmarsh in Rye."
- "The cozy bed and breakfast was located in a picturesque, bucolic setting, offering guests a chance to escape the city and enjoy the simple pleasures of the countryside."
- "In a sense, Mr. Maillier is living the classic French dream – working the land in the bucolic countryside, feeding his children good food, and keeping France’s gastronomic heritage alive."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *kʷel-, βουκολικός, būcolicum
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bjuˈkɑlɪk/
- British English: /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/