antipastoral

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adjective

Eschewing pastoral literary themes and conventions.

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Meanings

adjectiveantipastoral (comparative more antipastoral, superlative most antipastoral)

comparative more antipastoral · superlative most antipastoral

  1. human sciencesEschewing pastoral literary themes and conventions.
nounantipastoral (plural antipastorals)

plural antipastorals

  1. literatureA work that eschews pastoral literary themes and conventions.

Origin

From anti- + pastoral.

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Translations

Portuguese antipastoral
  • antipastoraleschewing pastoral themes
Cite this entry
APA

antipastoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipastoral

MLA

“antipastoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipastoral. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antipastoral,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipastoral.

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