idyll

Alternative forms

• idyl

Etymology

From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /ˈɪdɪl/, /ˈɪdəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪdɪl, -ɪdəl
• (US): enPR: īʹdəl, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdɪl/, /ˈaɪdəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪdəl
• Homophones: idle, idol (US)

Noun

idyll (plural idylls)

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

See also

• idyll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• idyll in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idyll in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• dilly

Etymology

Cognate with Danish idyl, English idyll and German idyll, used since 1781.

Noun

idyll c

1. an idyll (a poem)
2. a place free of distress

References

• idyll in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• idyll in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.