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idyll
(encz) | idyll,idyla n: Nijel |
idyll
(gcide) | Idyl \I"dyl\, n. [L. idyllium, Gr. ?, fr. ? form; literally, a
little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See Idol.]
A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls
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. [Written also
idyll.]
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Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. --Mrs.
Browning.
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His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. --F.
Harrison.
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idyll
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n 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 [syn:
pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl]
3: a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life [syn:
eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl] |
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idyllic
(encz) | idyllic,idylický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
idyllically
(encz) | idyllically,idylicky adv: luke |
Idyllic
(gcide) | Idyllic \I*dyl"lic\, a.
Of or belonging to idyls.
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idyllic
(wn) | idyllic
adj 1: excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic
spot for a picnic"
2: suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his
idyllic life in Tahiti" |
idyllically
(wn) | idyllically
adv 1: in an idyllic manner |
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