SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
pastoral
adjective
Relating to an idealized rural or shepherding life.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See pastoral in use
The poem's pastoral setting contrasted with the narrator's crowded city.
A pastoral backdrop placed a shepherd beside an improbably peaceful flock, presenting country life as almost free of trouble.
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