Idyll Definition

īd'l; Brit id'l
idylls
noun
idylls
A short poem or prose work describing a simple, peaceful scene of rural or pastoral life.
Webster's New World
A narrative poem somewhat like a short epic.
Tennyson's “Idylls of the King”
Webster's New World
A scene or incident suitable for such a work.
Webster's New World
A simple, pastoral composition.
Webster's New World
A carefree episode or experience.
A summer idyll on the coast of France.
American Heritage
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Idyll

Noun

Singular:
idyll
Plural:
idylls

Origin of Idyll

  • Latin īdyllium from Greek eidullion diminutive of eidos form, figure weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidullion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eidos, “form, shape”).

    From Wiktionary

Idyll Sentence Examples

  • The bird is often spoken of in Latin poetry, and is the subject of an idyll by Claudian.

  • The idyll of Sesenheim, as described in Dichtung and Wahrheit, is one of the most beautiful love-stories in the literature of the world.

  • There are some small hotels, trattorias and cafes but little to mar a summers day idyll.

  • Well, that is the whole of this simple village idyll, I think.

  • Idyll vii., the Harvest Feast (eaXUVla), is the most important of the bucolic poems. The scene is laid in the isle of Cos.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to idyll using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

IIDIDY

Words Ending With

LLLYLL

Unscrambles

idyll

Words Starting With I and Ending With L

Starts With I & Ends With LStarts With ID & Ends With LStarts With I & Ends With LL

Word Length

5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With I5 Letter Words Ending With L