Meaning of ARCADIAN
| Pronunciation: | | âr'keydeeun
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- [n] an inhabitant of Arcadia
- [adj] used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
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| | Synonyms: | | bucolic, pastoral, rural, rustic |
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| | See Also: | | Arcadia, Greek, Hellene | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar*ca"di*an\, Arcadic \Ar*ca"dic\, a. [L. Arcadius,
Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]
Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,
Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
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| | Related Terms: | | agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, arcadian, bucolic, celestial, country, Edenic, farm, genuine, heavenly, homespun, ideal, idealized, inartificial, lowland, millennial, native, natural, naturelike, paradisal, pastoral, provincial, rural, rustic, unadorned, unaffected, unartificial, unassuming, undesigning, undisguising, undissembling, undissimulating, unembellished, unfeigning, unpretending, unpretentious, unspoiled, unvarnished, upland, utopian |
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