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idyll Definition

idyll (īd'l; Brit id'l)

noun

  1. a short poem or prose work describing a simple, peaceful scene of rural or pastoral life
  2. a scene or incident suitable for such a work
  3. a narrative poem somewhat like a short epic Tennyson's “Idylls of the King”
  4. Music a simple, pastoral composition

Etymology: L idyllium < Gr eidyllion, dim. of eidos, a form, figure, image: see -oid

idyll Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • area: The idyll of the area is subverted by the omnipresence of the British military machine.

Converse of object

  • create: The Independent May 13th 2004 Is it really possible for a city dweller to create a rustic idyll in their back garden?
  • seek: County Homesearch, for example, reports that 60 per cent of its clients were seeking the pastoral idyll.
  • enjoy: It is principally a manual for those that enjoy this rural idyll and have the luck to live in the country.
  • remember: I suppose it's hard to remember a little romantic idyll when you've just come on top of a tragedy.
  • shatter: Sadly small matters such as finding the folding stuff for food, children and a mortgage soon shatter the idyll.
  • spoil: Looking at this mid-century year, what was there then to spoil the Portuguese idyll?

Preposition: in

  • center: Uninvited Guests creates a rural idyll in the center of the city.

Adjective modifier

  • pastoral: The area inspired the Hudson River School of painting, a sort of early American pastoral idyll.
  • rural: Nicolson writes about the challenge of moving from the hectic London life to the quiet rural idyll which is the title of the book.
  • rustic: The Independent May 13th 2004 Is it really possible for a city dweller to create a rustic idyll in their back garden?
  • romantic: Just before you think you are about to vomit war breaks out to shatter this romantic idyll.
  • tropical: Of all the worldâs tropical idylls, nowhere conjures up images quite so romantic as the South Pacific.
  • perfect: So in early spring a dozen eager falconers set about creating the perfect sporting idyll.

Noun used with modifier

  • country: With all his modest intention he is a past master of the little country idyll.
  • summer: There are some small hotels, trattorias and cafes but little to mar a summers day idyll.
  • village: Well, that is the whole of this simple village idyll, I think.

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