Bucolic (adj)
b-yoo-ko-lik
Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
Alternative (n) A pastoral poem.
Example sentences
“In a scene of bucolic splendour the riders galloped across the fields to the farmhouse, scattering chickens as they drew to a halt.”
“My dream reading spot has a bucolic bent; a river, a willow tree and birdsong the only sound.”
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