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- pronunciation:
- pae
st
rl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural.
She liked to paint pastoral scenes with meadows, streams, and fields with cows grazing.- synonyms:
- rural
- antonyms:
- urban
- similar words:
- agrarian, Arcadian, bucolic, countrified, idyllic, provincial, rustic
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| definition 2: |
of or relating to shepherds.
The pastoral life was a solitary one.- similar words:
- bucolic
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| definition 3: |
designating an idealized vision of simple, pleasant country life.
- similar words:
- Arcadian, bucolic, idyllic, peaceful, quiet, restful, simple, tranquil
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| definition 4: |
of or relating to a pastor or the office of a pastor.
- similar words:
- clerical, ecclesiastical, hieratic, ministerial, priestly, religious, spiritual
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| related words: |
agrarian, churlish, clerical, ecclesiastical, rural, spiritual |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a poem, picture, or the like that portrays idyllic country life.
- similar words:
- bucolic, idyll
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| definition 2: |
pastorale.
- synonyms:
- idyll
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| derivation: |
pastorally (adv.) |
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