idyllic

[ahy-dil-ik]

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adjective

suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic: his idyllic life in Tahiti.
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idyll.

Origin of idyllic

First recorded in 1855–60; idyll + -ic

Related formsi·dyl·li·cal·ly, adverbnon·i·dyl·lic, adjectivenon·i·dyl·li·cal·ly, adverbun·i·dyl·lic, adjective

Synonyms

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1. unspoiled, sylvan, pastoral, arcadian.

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Contemporary Examples

Despite the confinement, those early years were often idyllic.
An Author at Home in Lonely Landscapes
Letitia Trent
July 11, 2014
But then, just when we feared that the Cox we suspected we knew was about to get too schmaltzy, too idyllic, she adds a caveat.
Courteney Cox Gets Personal About Her Directorial Debut, ‘Just Before I Go’
Kevin Fallon
April 29, 2014
Where the love stories are romantic but real, idyllic yet flawed.
About a Boy’s Jason Katims Is the King of Cry TV
Kevin Fallon
February 19, 2014
For starters, the idyllic town near the Jersey Shore already has a Walmart.
Why Is Walmart Paying Chris Christie's Pals?
David Freedlander
February 18, 2014
On one side: concerned, alert residents who wish to keep their idyllic Oregon communities safe.
In Oregon, No Silly Call Is Too Small for Papers’ Police Blotters
Kelly Williams Brown
January 11, 2014

Historical Examples

When we arrived in camp, an idyllic scene was being enacted.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
Note: “Rose of Evening” is one of the most idyllic of Chinese art fairy-tales.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
These sweet and idyllic notes are often interposed in some of the very grimmest of our ballads.
The Balladists
John Geddie
The love of Marx and his wife for each other was beautiful and idyllic.
Socialism
John Spargo
It is full of poetry, and of idyllic charm with all its stately solemnity.
Luca Signorelli
Maud Cruttwell

British Dictionary definitions for idyllic

idyllic

adjective

of or relating to an idyll
charming; picturesque

Derived Formsidyllically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for idyllic

adj.

"full of natural, simple charm," 1831, literally "suitable for an idyll" (late 18c. in sense "pertaining to an idyll"); from idyll + -ic.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for idyllic

Contemporary Examples

Despite the confinement, those early years were often idyllic.

But then, just when we feared that the Cox we suspected we knew was about to get too schmaltzy, too idyllic, she adds a caveat.

Where the love stories are romantic but real, idyllic yet flawed.

For starters, the idyllic town near the Jersey Shore already has a Walmart.

On one side: concerned, alert residents who wish to keep their idyllic Oregon communities safe.

Historical Examples

When we arrived in camp, an idyllic scene was being enacted.

Note: “Rose of Evening” is one of the most idyllic of Chinese art fairy-tales.

These sweet and idyllic notes are often interposed in some of the very grimmest of our ballads.

The love of Marx and his wife for each other was beautiful and idyllic.

It is full of poetry, and of idyllic charm with all its stately solemnity.

idyllic

Word Origin and History for idyllic

adj.

Origin of idyllic