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n. A short poem or prose piece depicting a rural or pastoral scene, usually in idealized terms.

n. A narrative poem treating an epic or romantic theme.

n. A scene or event of a simple and tranquil nature.

n. A carefree episode or experience: a summer idyll on the coast of France.

n. A romantic interlude.

n. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.

n. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.

n. A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

n. an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll

n. a musical composition that evokes rural life

n. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

"In so far as the idyll is a signifier to which a real world referent can be attached -- pre-industrial culture, medieval society, etc. -- we might be dubious of a restoration that is essentially an act of validation."

episode    musical composition    composition    piece    piece of music   

idylist    idyllist    idyllic    idyllically    idyllical   

bridal    bridle    homicidal    idle    idol   

idyl    plectrum    elegy    apologue    lyrist