idyllic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/aɪˈdɪlɪk/, /ɪˈdɪlɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/aɪˈdɪlɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ī dilik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
i•dyl•lic  (ī dilik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. suitable for or suggestive of an idyll;
    charmingly simple or rustic:his idyllic life in Tahiti.
  2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idyll.
  • idyll + -ic 1855–60
i•dylli•cal•ly, adv. 
    1. . unspoiled, sylvan, pastoral, arcadian.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
idyllic /ɪˈdɪlɪk; aɪ-/ adj
  1. of or relating to an idyll
  2. charming; picturesque
iˈdyllically adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
i•dyll or i•dyl /ˈaɪdəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Literaturea poem or a prose composition describing country scenes or any charmingly simple episode.
  2. an episode or scene that is charmingly simple.
i•dyl•lic /aɪˈdɪlɪk/USA pronunciation  adj.: an idyllic scene of cows and rolling hills.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
i•dyll  (īdl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literaturea poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
  2. Literaturea simple descriptive or narrative piece in verse or prose.
  3. material suitable for such a work.
  4. an episode or scene of idyllic charm.
  5. a brief or inconsequential romantic affair.
  6. Music and Dancea composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character.
Also, idyl. 
  • Greek eidýllion short pastoral poem, equivalent. to eíd(os) form + -yllion diminutive suffix
  • Latin īdyllium
  • 1595–1605

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