IDYLL

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

idyll

(noun) an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

idyll (plural idylls)

Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.

An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.

(music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

Anagrams

• dilly

Source: Wiktionary



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