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idyll

Syllabification: (i·dyll)
Pronunciation: /ˈīdl/
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Definition of idyll

noun

  • an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one:the rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies
  • a short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, especially in rustic life.

Origin:

late 16th century (in the Latin form): from Latin idyllium, from Greek eidullion, diminutive of eidos 'form, picture'

Remember that idyll and the related word idyllic are spelled with a y and then a double l.

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