i·dyll also i·dyl ( d l)n. 1. a. A short poem or prose piece depicting a rural or pastoral scene, usually in idealized terms. b. A narrative poem treating an epic or romantic theme. 2. A scene or event of a simple and tranquil nature. 3. a. A carefree episode or experience: a summer idyll on the coast of France. b. A romantic interlude. [Latin dyllium, from Greek eidullion, diminutive of eidos, form, figure; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] |
idyll sometimes US, idyl [ˈɪdɪl]
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1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a poem or prose work describing an idealized rural life, pastoral scenes, etc.
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any simple narrative or descriptive piece in poetry or prose
3. a charming or picturesque scene or event
4. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music with a calm or pastoral character
[from Latin Tdyllium, from Greek eidullion, from eidos shape, (literary) form]
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| Noun | 1. | idyll - an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events |
| 2. |  idyll - a musical composition that evokes rural lifemusical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | |
| 3. | idyll - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life pastoral - a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) |
idyll
noun heaven, ideal, paradise, Eden, Utopia, perfect place, Garden of Eden, Shangri-la, Happy Valley, seventh heaven, Erewhon This town was not the rural idyll she had imagined.
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