Thesaurus: idyl

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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. 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.] Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning. His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.
5. A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls ofTheocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptivepoem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, byextension, any artless and easily flowing description, either inpoetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and thelike. [Written also idyll.]Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning.His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.
6. n a musical composition that evokes rural life n a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life