campestral C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kæmˈpɛstrəl/ UK /kæmˈpɛstrəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to open fields or the countryside The poem celebrated the campestral calm of the lowland pastures. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to open... ruralrusticpastoralbucolicsylvan ↔ Opposites urbanmetropolitan Word family Related forms campestrian Etymology AI details From Latin campestris ('of a field or plain'), from campus ('field'). campestris Latin campus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # campestral **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kæmˈpɛstrəl/ **IPA (UK):** /kæmˈpɛstrəl/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to open fields or the countryside ## Examples - The poem celebrated the campestral calm of the lowland pastures. ## Synonyms - rural - rustic - pastoral - bucolic - sylvan ## Antonyms - urban - metropolitan ## Related Forms - campestrian ## Roots and Affixes - Root: campestris - Root: campus ## Etymology From Latin campestris ('of a field or plain'), from campus ('field'). ## AI Etymology Campestral comes from Latin campestris ('of a field or plain'), from campus ('field'). The historical trail runs through campestris in Latin and campus in Latin. Used as an adjective, campestral now means "of or relating to open fields or the countryside", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as campestrian. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown