Bucolic vs. Idyllic — What's the Difference?

Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic.

Of or relating to an idyll.

Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

Tranquil and carefree

A pastoral poem.

Scenic or picturesque

A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.

Of or pertaining to idylls.

Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.

Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.

An idyllic state or situation. A substantive use of the adjective

Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

Of or belonging to idyls.

A pastoral poem.

Excellent and delightful in all respects;

A rustic, peasant.

Suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene;

Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil.

A country person

A short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life

Used of idealized country life;

Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle;