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Thesaurus: idyl

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 an…

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a musical composition that evokes rural life
  3. n. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  4. n a musical composition that evokes rural life n a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life