English dictionary
idyl
/'/aI/d/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a musical composition that evokes rural life
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the <i>idyls</i> 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.
Source: webster1913