as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a bucolic region where farms are still common
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Margaret River Cape Lodge is a bucolic Luxury Lodges of Australia property near wineries, beaches, and restaurants.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
One-day excursions are equally sought-after, with travelers eager to climb aboard the British Pullman or the Snowdon Mountain Railway to watch England’s bucolic scenes float by.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
The shift from an office with rising music to a bucolic scene with only ambient noise (and a decidedly unbucolic conversation) is subtly unsettling.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
The film begins in bucolic enough fashion, with a close-up of a baby crib mobile that might suggest peaceful nights and mornings in which a child is lulled into serenity.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Bucolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucolic. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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