The Clue
Simple and serene (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PASTORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer PASTORAL is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
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Definition
PASTORAL as a noun:
1. (pastorale, pastoral, idyll) = a musical composition that evokes rural life
2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
3. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
PASTORAL as an adjective:
1. of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
2. (bucolic, pastoral) = relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
3. (arcadian, bucolic, pastoral, rustic) = used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
4. (idyllic, pastoral) = suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age"