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Arcadian

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noun

Ar·​ca·​di·​an är-ˈkā-dē-ən How to pronounce Arcadian (audio)
1
often not capitalized : a person who lives a simple quiet life
2
: a native or inhabitant of Arcadia
3
: the dialect of ancient Greek used in Arcadia

arcadian

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adjective

ar·​ca·​di·​an är-ˈkā-dē-ən How to pronounce arcadian (audio)
often capitalized
1
a
: of or relating to Arcadia or the Arcadians
b
: of or relating to Arcadian
2
: idyllically pastoral
especially : idyllically innocent, simple, or untroubled

Example Sentences

Adjective the painter is well-known for depictions of mute, slightly mysterious figures in arcadian settings
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Until recently, the Falkland Islands were a quasi-feudal colony, in which an arcadian Britain of the past was preserved in microcosm—a population of eighteen hundred, territory a little larger than Jamaica. Larissa Macfarquhar, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020 With hilltop farms in trouble, Potter’s wondrous arcadian refuge is increasingly a battleground for tourism, but what form of tourism is the question. Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018 The formal precision in these pictures can be eye-popping, and the compositional symmetry and the positioning of the figures in arcadian settings evoke Mannerist, and, at other times, Pre-Raphaelite qualities. Philip Gefter, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of Arcadian was in 1565

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