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- DictionaryI·dyll/ˈīdl/
noun
- 1. an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one: "the rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies"
Idyll definition: a delightful, tranquil rural scene or episode, reminiscent of or suitable for pastoral art or literature. See examples of IDYLL used in a sentence.
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What does the noun idyll mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun idyll . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of idyll noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like. 2. a simple descriptive or narrative piece in verse or prose. 3. material suitable for such a work. 4. an episode or scene of idyllic charm.
IDYLL meaning: 1 : a simple poem or other piece of writing that describes peaceful country life; 2 : a happy and enjoyable scene or experience.
idyll. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English id‧yll /ˈɪdəl, ˈɪdɪl $ ˈaɪdl/ noun [singular] literary a place or experience in which everything is peaceful and everyone is perfectly happy a rural idyll Examples from the Corpus idyll • Durham stood for an idyll of ten years.
Idyll, also spelled Idyl (from Greek eidyllion, “little picture”), a short poem of a pastoral or rural character in which something of the element of landscape is depicted or suggested.
