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idyllic

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i·dyl·lic  (-dlk)
adj.
1. Of or having the nature of an idyll.
2. Simple and carefree: an idyllic vacation in a seashore cottage.
i·dylli·cal·ly adv.
idyllic [ɪˈdɪlɪk aɪ-]
adj
1. of or relating to an idyll
2. charming; picturesque
idyllically  adv
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Adj.1.idyllic - excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"
perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
2.idyllic - suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"
pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
idyllic
adjective heavenly, idealized, ideal, charming, peaceful, pastoral, picturesque, rustic, Utopian, halcyon, out of this world, unspoiled, arcadian an idyllic setting for a summer romance
Translations
idyllic [ɪˈdɪlɪk] ADJ → idílico
idyllic [aɪˈdɪlɪk ɪˈdɪlɪk] adj → idyllique
idyllic
adj, idyllically
adv → idyllisch
idyllic [ɪˈdɪlɪk] adj → idilliaco/a
idyllic [ɪˈdɪlɪk] adj → idilliaco/a


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Thus I made the rough guess that a young man and his wife, a child, and a mother-in-law were among the inhabitants of this idyllic cottage.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
Through the scene between Marguerite and the elder Duval, Lena wept unceasingly, and I sat helpless to prevent the closing of that chapter of idyllic love, dreading the return of the young man whose ineffable happiness was only to be the measure of his fall.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
He let Anne and Leslie read the manuscript and criticise it; and the concluding chapter of the book, which the critics, later on, were pleased to call idyllic, was modelled upon a suggestion of Leslie's.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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