1. the quality or state of being pastoral; the characteristic of relating to shepherds, rural life, or the countryside
Usage: often used in literary and artistic contexts to describe works that idealize rural or country settings

Examples

• The pastoralness of the poem evoked a sense of peace and simplicity.
• The artist's paintings captured the pastoralness of the English countryside.
• The novel's pastoralness contrasted sharply with the industrial setting of the city.
• Readers were drawn to the pastoralness of the landscape descriptions.
• The film celebrated the pastoralness of traditional farming communities.