Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pastoral

3 senses of pastoral

Sense 1
pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl -- (a musical composition that evokes rural life)
       => musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music -- (a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")

Sense 2
pastoral -- (a letter from a pastor to the congregation)
       => letter, missive -- (a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor")

Sense 3
pastoral -- (a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds))
       => literary composition, literary work -- (imaginative or creative writing)

Antonyms of adj pastoral

1 of 3 senses of pastoral

Sense 3
arcadian, bucolic, pastoral -- ((used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility")

INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban -- (located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners")

Similarity of adj pastoral

3 senses of pastoral

Sense 1
pastoral -- (of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter")

Sense 2
bucolic, pastoral -- (relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy")

Sense 3
arcadian, bucolic, pastoral -- ((used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility")
       => rural (vs. urban) -- (living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural")