bucolic

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The Word of the Day for March 29 is:

bucolic   \byoo-KAH-lik\   adjective
     1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
    *2  : relating to or typical of rural life 

Example sentence: 
     While sitting in rush hour traffic, Cecilia often daydreamed about living 
in a little house in a quiet, bucolic setting.

Did you know? 
     We get "bucolic" from the Latin word "bucolicus," which is ultimately from 
the Greek word "boukolos," meaning "cowherd." When "bucolic" was first used in 
English in the early 17th century, it meant "pastoral" in a narrow sense -- 
that is, it referred to things related to shepherds or herdsmen and in 
particular to pastoral poetry. Later in the 19th century, it was applied more 
broadly to things rural or rustic. "Bucolic" has also been occasionally used as 
a noun meaning "a pastoral poem" or "a bucolic person."

*Indicates the sense illustrated by the example sentence.





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