variants
or less commonly idyl
1
a
: a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
b
: a narrative poem (such as Tennyson's Idylls of the King) treating an epic, romantic, or tragic theme
2
a
: a lighthearted carefree episode that is a fit subject for an idyll
b
: a romantic interlude
Examples of idyll in a Sentence
her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be
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This sense of place is what Marsan brings to Paris - not as countryside idyll or nostalgia, but as a living tradition worthy of an elevated fine dining status.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Houses have always been haunted, but, whereas poltergeists of yore troubled the suburban idyll of white America, in these shows the scariest spectre is a disappearing profit margin.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This sense of place is what Marsan brings to Paris - not as countryside idyll or nostalgia, but as a living tradition worthy of an elevated fine dining status.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Lincoln plays John, repressed and raging at his stay-at-home life who moves his family to rural idyll Coldwater.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Idyll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idyll. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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idyll
noun
variants
also idyl
1
: a simple poetic or prose work that describes peaceful country life
2
: a scene or event one might write an idyll about
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