idyl

2 definitions found

idyl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Idyl \I"dyl\, n. [L. idyllium, Gr. ?, fr. ? form; literally, a
     little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See Idol.]
     A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls
     of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or
     descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished
     style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing
     description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic
     life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. [Written also
     idyll.]
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           Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl.      --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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           His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. --F.
                                                    Harrison.
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idyl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  idyl
      n 1: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn:
           pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl]
      2: a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life [syn:
         eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl]