idyllic

[ahy-dil-ik]

adjective

1. (of a setting or event) suitable for or suggestive of pastoral literature or art, which portrays an idealized scene of peace, charm, and rustic simplicity.

   You won't find a more idyllic spot for a wedding.

   Synonyms: arcadian, pastoral, pastoral, sylvan

2. relating to or characteristic of an idyll, a mode of literature or art which portrays an idealized rustic life of peace, charm, and simplicity.

   The painting’s every detail fulfills the idyllic trope of a bounteous natural world freely offering itself.

Other Word Forms

• idyllically adverb
• nonidyllic adjective
• nonidyllically adverb
• unidyllic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of idyllic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; idyll + -ic

Example Sentences

Even when your love is the subject of your art, captured on camera for decades, things behind the scenes are never quite as idyllic as one might think.

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When most people think of Greece, they conjure images of ancient Athens or idyllic islands.

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Vermont’s economy relies on tourism, and many residents say they welcome the roughly 2.5 million visitors who come for the idyllic autumnal vistas.

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Exquisite, also, is a grouping of several soft-paste-biscuit tabletop figurines—classical and idyllic scenes depicting lovers, children, goddesses and bathers, all designed by Boucher.

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Her struggles with pregnancy provide a subplot, further softening up our gifted commissaire and making his domestic situation less than idyllic.

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Related Words

• bucolic 
• idealized www.thesaurus.com
• pastoral 
• peaceful 
• picturesque 
• rustic 
• unspoiled