Idyll

Pronunciation

• UK: IPA: /ˈɪdɪl/, /ˈɪdÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -ɪdɪl, -ɪdÉ™l
• US: enPR: īʹdÉ™l, IPA: /ˈaɪdɪl/, /ˈaɪdÉ™l/,
• Rhymes: -aɪdÉ™l
• Homophones: idle, idol US

Alternative forms

• idyl

Origin

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

Full definition of idyll

Noun

1. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the .
2. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
3. (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by .

Related terms

• idyllic
• idyllical
• idyllically
• idyllist, idylist

Anagrams

• dilly