Idyll Definition

īd'l; Brit id'l
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noun
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A short poem or prose work describing a simple, peaceful scene of rural or pastoral life.
Webster's New World
A narrative poem somewhat like a short epic.
Tennyson's “Idylls of the King”
Webster's New World
A scene or incident suitable for such a work.
Webster's New World
A simple, pastoral composition.
Webster's New World
A carefree episode or experience.
A summer idyll on the coast of France.
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idyll
Plural:
idylls

Origin of Idyll

  • Latin īdyllium from Greek eidullion diminutive of eidos form, figure weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidullion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eidos, “form, shape”).

    From Wiktionary

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