Definition of idyll Idyll
/ajˈdʌl/ - [aydul] - id•yll
We found 7 definitions of idyll from 3 different sources.
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What does idyll mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: idylls |
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| idyll - an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll | ||
| episode a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series | ||
| idyll - a musical composition that evokes rural life | ||
| pastorale, pastoral, idyl | ||
| musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | ||
| idyll - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life | ||
| eclogue, bucolic, idyl | ||
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Wiktionary 
- idyll (Noun)
Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls. - idyll (Noun)
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience. - idyll (Noun)
A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e. g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner .
Part of speech
🔤- idyll, noun, singular of idylls.
