bucolics

Bu·col·ics

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [byoo-kol-iks]
- /byuˈkɒl ɪks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [byoo-kol-iks]
- /byuˈkɒl ɪks/

Definitions of bucolics word

noun bucolics a pastoral poem. 1
noun bucolics Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic. 1
adjective bucolics of or relating to shepherds; pastoral. 1
adjective bucolics of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. 1
noun bucolics plural of bucolic. 0

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Origin of bucolics

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Latin būcolicus < Greek boukolikós rustic, equivalent to boukól(os) herdsman (bou-, stem of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Bucolics

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adverb

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determiner

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bucolics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bucolics

noun bucolics

lout — an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
rube — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
oaf — a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout

All 22 Synonyms of bucolics