Associations to the word «Idyll»

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

Dictionary definition

IDYLL, noun. An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll.
IDYLL, noun. A musical composition that evokes rural life.
IDYLL, noun. A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life.

Wise words

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