idyllic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English idyll Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English idyllic From idyll + -ic.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to idylls.
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Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
I think I learned more from my family than they did from me in the brief idyllic time we spent together. None of them much more than a mile from home, they carried the aura of a close-knit community as a shield against against the unknown.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 217:The rest of the road was as idyllic as the start.
1922, John Buchan, “chapter II”, in Huntingtower:My fellow-creatures, from whom I was thus separated, began to assume idyllic virtue and beauty in my memory.
1896, H. G. Wells, “chapter 17”, in The Island of Dr. Moreau:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more idyllic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most idyllic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unidyllic · nonidyllic · idyllical · idyllically
Synonyms
Translations (34)
de idyllisch (of or pertaining to idylls) · pl idylliczny (of or pertaining to idylls) · cs idylický (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · es idílico (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · bg идиличен (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · ca idíl·lic (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · da idyllisk (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · fi idyllinen (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · sv idyllisk (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · it idillico (of or pertaining to idylls) · fr idyllique (of or pertaining to idylls) · ru идиллический (of or pertaining to idylls) · da idyllisk (of or pertaining to idylls) · fi idylli- (of or pertaining to idylls) · el ειδυλλιακός (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · de idyllisch (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · fi idyllinen (of or pertaining to idylls) · pl idylliczny (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · pl sielankowy (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · el ειδυλλιακός (of or pertaining to idylls) · ca idíl·lic (of or pertaining to idylls) · fr idyllique (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · mn энх тунх (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · cmn 田園詩的 /田园诗的 (of or pertaining to idylls) · nl idyllisch (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · cmn 田園 /田园 (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · uk ідилі́чний (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · hu idilli (of or pertaining to idylls) · pt idílico (of or pertaining to idylls) · it idillico (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · es idílico (of or pertaining to idylls) · uk ідилі́чний (of or pertaining to idylls) · ro idilic (happy, peaceful, picturescue) · kk идиллиялық (of or pertaining to idylls)