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IDYLLIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does idyllic mean?
• IDYLLIC (adjective)
The adjective IDYLLIC has 2 senses:
1. excellent and delightful in all respects
2. suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene
Familiarity information: IDYLLIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excellent and delightful in all respects
Context example:
an idyllic spot for a picnic
Similar:
perfect (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish)
Derivation:
idyll (an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene
Context example:
his idyllic life in Tahiti
Similar:
pleasant (affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings)
Derivation:
idyll (an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll)
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