arcadian

3 definitions found

arcadian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

arcadian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  arcadian
      adj 1: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically
             rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a
             pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral
             setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian,
             bucolic, pastoral]
      n 1: an inhabitant of Arcadia

arcadian - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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