antipastoral

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English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ pastoral.

Adjective

antipastoral (comparative more antipastoral, superlative most antipastoral)

  1. (literature, sociology) Eschewing pastoral literary themes and conventions.

Translations

Noun

antipastoral (plural antipastorals)

  1. (literature) A work that eschews pastoral literary themes and conventions.

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ pastoral.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.pɐʃ.tuˈɾal/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.pɐʃ.tuˈɾa.li/

Adjective

antipastoral m or f (plural antipastorais)

  1. (literature, sociology) antipastoral (eschewing pastoral themes)