idyllist

or i·dyl·ist

[ ahyd-l-ist ]

/ ˈaɪd l ɪst /

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noun

a writer of idylls.

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Origin of idyllist

First recorded in 1790–1800; idyll + -ist

Words nearby idyllist

Id-ul-Fitr, Idumaea, Idun, idyll, idyllic, idyllist, IE, IEA, iechyd da, IED, IEE

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How to use idyllist in a sentence

From an idyllist and elegist we find him suddenly transformed into an unsparing master of poetical satire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
But he was no idyllist, though he could be tender as Mme. Cottin herself.
The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia|Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Rustic or town life, legends of the gods, and passages of personal experience supply the idyllist with subjects.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for idyllist

idyllist

US idylist

/ (ˈɪdɪlɪst) /

noun

a writer of idylls

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