- of or relating to an idyll
- charming; picturesque
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
i•dyl•lic
(ī dil′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
i•dyl′li•cal•ly, adv.
- suitable for or suggestive of an idyll;
charmingly simple or rustic:his idyllic life in Tahiti. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idyll.
- idyll + -ic 1855–60
- 1. . unspoiled, sylvan, pastoral, arcadian.
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idyllic /ɪˈdɪlɪk; aɪ-/ adj
i•dyll or i•dyl /ˈaɪdəl/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Literaturea poem or a prose composition describing country scenes or any charmingly simple episode.
- an episode or scene that is charmingly simple.
i•dyll
(īd′l),USA pronunciation n.
- Literaturea poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- Literaturea simple descriptive or narrative piece in verse or prose.
- material suitable for such a work.
- an episode or scene of idyllic charm.
- a brief or inconsequential romantic affair.
- Music and Dancea composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character.
- Greek eidýllion short pastoral poem, equivalent. to eíd(os) form + -yllion diminutive suffix
- Latin īdyllium
- 1595–1605
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