Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rural | No | Yes | No | No |
pastoral | Yes | Yes | No | No |
rural (noun) | pastoral (noun) |
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a musical composition that evokes rural life | |
a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | |
a letter from a pastor to the congregation |
rural (adjective) | pastoral (adjective) |
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of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; living in or characteristic of farming or country life; living in or characteristic of farming or country life | of or relating to a pastor |
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle | |
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic |