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IDYLL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does idyll mean?
• IDYLL (noun)
The noun IDYLL has 3 senses:
1. an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
2. a musical composition that evokes rural life
3. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Familiarity information: IDYLL used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("idyll" is a kind of...):
episode (a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events)
Derivation:
idyllic (excellent and delightful in all respects)
idyllic (suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A musical composition that evokes rural life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
idyl; idyll; pastoral; pastorale
Hypernyms ("idyll" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("idyll" is a kind of...):
pastoral (a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds))
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