Definition of IDYLL

idyll

Plural: idylls

Noun

  • An extremely happy or peaceful period or scene; a pastoral poem.
  • an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
  • a musical composition that evokes rural life
  • a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  • Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
  • An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
  • A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

Examples

  • The brief idyll of finding a seven-letter word was shattered by my opponent’s challenge.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).

Scrabble Score: 9

idyll: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
idyll: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
idyll: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

idyll: valid Words With Friends Word