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A form of idyll — Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.

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Meanings

nounidyl (plural idyls)

plural idyls

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of idyll.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna musical composition that evokes rural life

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pastoralepastoralidyll
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musical compositionopuscomposition

nouna short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

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ecloguebucolicidyll
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pastoral
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bucoliceclogueidyllpastoralpastorale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

idlydiyl
Cite this entry
APA

idyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idyl

MLA

“idyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idyl.

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