IDYL

eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl

(noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl

(noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

idyl (plural idyls)

Alternative spelling of idyll

Anagrams

• idly, ylid

Source: Wiktionary


I"dyl, n. Etym: [L. idyllium, Gr. idylle. See Idol.]

Definition: 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. [Written also idyll.] Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning. His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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