Arcadian \Ar*ca"di*an\, Arcadic \Ar*ca"dic\, a. [L. Arcadius,
Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]
1. Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,
Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
[1913 Webster]
2. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
arcadian
adj : used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian
contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in
its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: bucolic,
pastoral, rustic]
n : an inhabitant of Arcadia
WordNet (r) 2.0
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "Arcadian":
Edenic, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, arcadian, bucolic,
celestial, country, 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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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