Definition of arcadian Arcadian

/ɑˌɹkejˈdiʌn/ - [arkeydeeun] - Ar•ca•di•an

We found 7 definitions of arcadian from 4 different sources.

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What does arcadian mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

arcadian - an inhabitant of Arcadia
  hellene, greek the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
  arcadia a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese

Adjective

arcadian - (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"
  bucolic, pastoral
  rural living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • arcadian (Adjective)
    Pertaining to an arcade.
  • arcadian (Adjective)
    Furnished with arcades.
  • arcadian (Adjective)
    Ideally rustic or pastoral.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • arcadian (a.)
    Alt. of Arcadic

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • arcadian
    ark-ād′i-an, adj. pertaining to Arcadia (poet. Ar′cady), a district in Greece whose people were primitive in manners and given to music and dancing: pastoral: simple, innocent.—n. Arcad′ianism.—adv. Arcad′ianly

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