1. relating to an idealized rural life of simple pleasures and peace
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the ancient Greek region

Examples

• The poet described an arcadian landscape of rolling hills and babbling brooks.
• They dreamed of leaving the city for an arcadian life in the countryside.
• The painting depicted an arcadian scene with shepherds tending their flocks.
• Her novel romanticized the arcadian simplicity of farm life.
• The garden was designed to evoke an arcadian paradise.
• He longed for the arcadian peace of his childhood village.