idyll
/ˈɪd.ɪl/US/ˈaɪ.dɪl/
idyll noun: any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
Noun
idyll (plural idylls)
- Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- Its pages contain not just recipes but an idyll of prelapsarian plenty, passed down the generations by those who still connect with pagan forces: Saturnus and his groaning table, a Saturnalia from the Golden Age.2012 September 21, Justine Jordan, “John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk – review”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
- A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
idyll meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
idyll in Malayalam
- ideal time, perfect time, moment of bliss
- മൂഹൂർത്തം, ധന്യമുഹൂർത്തം, ധന്യനിമിഷം, തക്കസമയം, ക്ഷണം, ശുഭനിമിഷം
- pastoral, eclogue, georgic
- ഗ്രാമീണഗാനം, ലഘുഗ്രാമകാവ്യം, ലഘുഗ്രാമഗാനം, നാടോടിഗാനം, ഇടയകാവ്യം, ഇടയസംഗീതകാവ്യം
idyll in Kannada
- ಸುಖಶಾಂತಿಯ ಕಾಲ, ಸಹಜ ಸುಂದರ ಕಾಲ, ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಕವನ, ಜನಪದ ಗೀತೆ, ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಜೀವನದ ಮನೋಹರ ವರ್ಣನೆ
Forms of idyll
| plural | idylls |
|---|---|
| alternative US | idyl |
Origin of idyll
From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).
Words formed from idyll
Questions about idyll
- What does idyll mean?
- Idyll means any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- What is idyll in Malayalam?
- Idyll in Malayalam is മൂഹൂർത്തം, ധന്യമുഹൂർത്തം, ധന്യനിമിഷം. See Idyll meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is idyll?
- Idyll is a noun.
- How do you pronounce idyll?
- Idyll is pronounced /ˈɪd.ɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of idyll?
- The plural of idyll is idylls.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: idyll (page history and authors); idyll (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); idyll (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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