Definition of idyl Idyl
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What does idyl mean?
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| idyl - a musical composition that evokes rural life | ||
| pastorale, pastoral, idyll | ||
| musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | ||
| idyl - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life | ||
| eclogue, bucolic, idyll | ||
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- idyl (Noun)
Alternative spelling of idyll.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- idyl (n.)
A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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Idyll, ī′dil, n. a short pictorial poem, chiefly on pastoral subjects: a narrative poem.—n. Idyl′ist, a writer of idyls.—adj. Idyll′ic, of or belonging to idyls: pastoral. [L. idyllium—Gr. idyllion, dim. of eidos, image.]
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🔤- idyl, noun, singular of idyls.
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