Synonyms for idyll
Definitions
- n. 1
Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- n. 2
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
Related words
- Word family
- idyllic
- Other spellings
- idyl US
Forms
- Plural
- idylls → bucolics, eclogues, pastorals, pastorales…
Example sentences
- bucolic No machines disturbed the bucolic scene.
- pastoral 'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', he said.
By length
- 7 letters
- bucolic3, eclogue
- 8 letters
- pastoral3
- 9 letters
- pastorale
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bucolic3 = 3 syllables).