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English

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Etymology

From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, form, shape).

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Noun

idyll (plural idylls)

  1. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
  2. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
  3. (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

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Middle English

Adjective

idyll

  1. alternative form of ydel (empty)

Noun

idyll

  1. alternative form of ydel (idleness)

Swedish

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Etymology

From Latin idyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion). Cognate with Danish idyl, English idyll and German Idyll, used since 1781. Doublet of idé and idol.

Noun

idyll c

  1. an idyllic place or circumstance, an idyll
  2. artistic expression dealing with the above, an idyll

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More information nominative, genitive ...

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