agrestis
- adjective
- /əˈɡrɛstɪs/
- Archaic
:
campestre
- Her poetry often celebrates the agrestis beauty of the countryside.
Examples
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In the old village, life remained charmingly agrestis despite the passing years.
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The agrestis charm of the village attracted many visitors.
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The author painted an agrestis scene of shepherds tending their flocks in open fields.
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Her dress had an agrestis style that reminded me of simpler times.
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The author painted an agrestis scene of shepherds tending their flocks in open fields.
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Her poetry often celebrates the agrestis beauty of the countryside.
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In the old village, life remained charmingly agrestis despite the passing years.
Synonyms
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2.5
Of the countryside rather than the city, often near farms and open land
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5.2
Having a simple, rough style like the countryside
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6.5
Relating to farming and working the land
Relating to the countryside, like fields and small farms
About farming and country life, often in poems
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A low European plant with small blue flowers on long stalks now found in North America
How Rural
Surface Forms
Etymology
Agrestis comes from the Latin ager, which means 'field', and it shares the same root as agriculture. So calling a scene agrestis paints it as rural and rustic, like life in the fields.