idyll

  • 11idyll — UK [ˈɪd(ə)l] / US [ˈaɪd(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms idyll : singular idyll plural idylls literary a place or situation where everyone is very happy and there are no problems a rural idyll …

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  • 12Idyll — An idyll or idyl (pronEng|ˈaɪdəl or IPA|/ˈɪdəl/) (from Greek eidyllion , little picture) is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocritus s short pastoral poems, the Idylls . Later imitators included the Roman poets …

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  • 13Idyll — Rückzugsort; Refugium; Paradies; Garten Eden; Oase; Erholungsort * * * Idyll [i dʏl], das; s, e, Idyl|le [i dʏlə], die; , n: Bereich, Zustand eines friedlichen und einfachen Lebens in meist ländlicher Einsamkeit: ein dörfliches Idyll; die Idylle… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 14Idyll — idillio ит. [иди/ллио] Idyll нем. [иди/ль] idyll англ. [иди/л] idylle фр. [иди/й] идилия …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 15idyll — idillio ит. [иди/ллио] Idyll нем. [иди/ль] idyll англ. [иди/л] idylle фр. [иди/й] идилия …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 16idyll — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17idyll — also idyl noun Etymology: Latin idyllium, from Greek eidyllion, from diminutive of eidos form; akin to Greek idein to see more at wit Date: 1586 1. a. a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18idyll — /uyd l/, n. 1. a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like. 2. a simple descriptive or narrative piece in verse or prose. 3. material suitable for… …

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  • 19idyll — noun /ˈɪdɪl,ˈɪdəl,ˈaɪdɪl,ˈaɪdəl/ a) Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of s short pastoral poems, the . b) An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or… …

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  • 20Idyll — I·dyll [i dʏl] das; s, e; der Zustand eines einfachen, besonders eines friedlichen und harmonischen Lebens <ein dörfliches, ländliches, häusliches Idyll> …

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