Arcadian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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