Arcadian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inhabitant of Arcadia

(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɾɪlɪdʒᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːkˈeɪdiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːkˈeɪdiən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɾɪlɪdʒᵻz/.

Examples

a country life of arcadian contentment
a pleasant bucolic scene
charming in its pastoral setting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pastoral bucolic

Parts of Speech

noun	an inhabitant of Arcadia
adjective	(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic “a country life of arcadian contentment”

Word Forms

arcadian	adjective	(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Arcadian	noun	an inhabitant of Arcadia
pastoral	noun	a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

arkadisch

ein Bewohner von Arkadien

🇫🇷French

arcadien

un habitant d'Arcadie

🇪🇸Spanish

árcade

un habitante de Arcadia

🇮🇹Italian

arcadico

un abitante dell'Arcadia

🇳🇱Dutch

arcadisch

een inwoner van Arcadië

🇵🇹Portuguese

árcade

um habitante da Arcádia

🇷🇺Russian

аркадский

житель Аркадии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देहाती

अर्काडिया का निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

আর্কেডিয়ান

আর্কেডিয়ার বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆர்க்காடியன்

ஆர்கேடியாவில் வசிப்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్కాడియన్

ఆర్కాడియా నివాసి

🇮🇳Marathi

आर्केडियन

आर्केडियाचा रहिवासी

🇮🇳Gujarati

આર્કેડિયન

આર્કેડિયાનો રહેવાસી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಕೇಡಿಯನ್

ಅರ್ಕಾಡಿಯಾದ ನಿವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആർക്കേഡിയൻ

ആർക്കാഡിയയിലെ ഒരു നിവാസി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਕੇਡੀਅਨ

ਆਰਕੇਡੀਆ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਸਨੀਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

آرکیڈین

آرکیڈیا کا ایک باشندہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

田园诗般的

阿卡迪亚的居民

🇯🇵Japanese

アルカディアン

アルカディアの住人

🇰🇷Korean

아르카디아 사람

아카디아의 주민

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người Arcadia

một cư dân của Arcadia

🇹🇭Thai

อาร์เคเดียน

ชาวอาร์คาเดีย

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أركاديان

أحد سكان أركاديا

🇮🇷Persian

آرکادی

یکی از ساکنان آرکادیا

🇹🇷Turkish

arkadyalı

Arcadia'nın bir sakini

🇮🇱Hebrew

ארקדין

תושב ארקדיה

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The primary meaning of 'arcadian' is 'an inhabitant of Arcadia'.

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'arcadian' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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