Meanings
arcady1
comparative more arcady · superlative most arcady
- alternativeAlternative form of arcadey.
Graskull's graphics have dragged me out of my accustomed arcady antipathy though. They successfully suggest the style of the original cartoons.
1987, Masters of the Universe - The Arcade Game (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 15, March 1987, page 64)
Arcady2
- poeticArcadia, an ancient region of Greece with a tradition of rural, bucolic innocence.
[…] And many an old philosophy On Argive heights divinely sang, And round us all the thicket rang To many a flute of Arcady.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 40
Arcady3
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Арка́дий (Arkádij).
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Arcady · proper noun
- Ancient GreekἈρκαδία
- EnglishArcady
From Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Arcady · proper noun
- RussianАрка́дий
- EnglishArcady
From Russian Арка́дий (Arkádij). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos cognate with Ursula.
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish Arkadij
- Arkadijmale given name
Russian Арка́дий
- Арка́дий (Arkádij)male given name
Ukrainian Арка́дій
- Арка́дій (Arkádij)male given name
Cite this entry
arcady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcady
“arcady.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcady. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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