"idyll" meaning in English

See idyll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪd.ɪl/ [UK], /ˈɪd.əl/ [UK], /ˈaɪ.dɪl/ [US], /ˈaɪ.dəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-idyll.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-idyll2.wav Forms: idylls [plural]
enPR: ĭdʹĭl [UK], ĭdʹəl [UK], īʹdĭl [US], īʹdəl [US] Rhymes: -ɪdɪl, -ɪdəl, -aɪdɪl, -aɪdəl Etymology: From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{uder|en|la|īdyllium}} Latin īdyllium, {{uder|en|grc|εἰδύλλιον|}} Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion) Head templates: {{en-noun}} idyll (plural idylls)
  1. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls. Translations (poem or short written piece): идилия (idilija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), idil·li [masculine] (Catalan), idyla [feminine] (Czech), selanka [feminine] (Czech), idyl [common-gender] (Danish), idylle [feminine] (French), idilio [masculine] (Galician), ειδύλλιο (eidýllio) [neuter] (Greek), идиллия (idilliä) (Kazakh), idylla [feminine] (Polish), idílio [masculine] (Portuguese), иди́ллия (idíllija) [feminine] (Russian), idila [feminine] (Slovene), idilio [masculine] (Spanish), אידיליע (idilye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-idyll-en-noun-Sf~Tv4dT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 24 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 55 19 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 20 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 17 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 16 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 48 14 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 58 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 17 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 54 17 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 19 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 17 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 51 16 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 16 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 54 16 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 57 17 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 51 16 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 16 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 51 16 33 Disambiguation of 'poem or short written piece': 91 3 7
  2. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience. Translations (carefree or lighthearted experience): идилия (idilija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), idili [masculine] (Catalan), idyla [feminine] (Czech), selanka [feminine] (Czech), idyl [common-gender] (Danish), idylli (Finnish), idylle [feminine] (French), Idyll [neuter] (German), Idylle [feminine] (German), ειδύλλιο (eidýllio) [neuter] (Greek), idylla [feminine] (Polish), sielanka [feminine] (Polish), wayllu (Quechua), иди́ллия (idíllija) [feminine] (Russian), idilio [masculine] (Spanish), idil (Turkish), אידיליע (idilye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-idyll-en-noun-8ZEJMPjd Disambiguation of 'carefree or lighthearted experience': 3 95 2
  3. (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner. Categories (topical): Music Translations (composition): idyla [feminine] (Czech), selanka [feminine] (Czech), иди́ллия (idíllija) [feminine] (Russian), пастора́ль (pastorálʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-idyll-en-noun-VeZzKxc8 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'composition': 3 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idyl Related terms: idyllic, idyllical, idyllically, idyllist, idylist

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Alternative forms

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      "enpr": "īʹdəl",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈaɪ.dɪl/",
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        "US"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaɪ.dəl/",
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        "US"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "idilija",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "идилия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "idil·li"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idyla"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "idyl"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idylle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idilio"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eidýllio",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ειδύλλιο"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "idilliä",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "word": "идиллия"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idylla"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idílio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idíllija",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "иди́ллия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idila"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idilio"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "idilye",
      "sense": "poem or short written piece",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אידיליע"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "idilija",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "идилия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idili"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idyla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selanka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "idyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "word": "idylli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idylle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Idyll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Idylle"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eidýllio",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ειδύλλιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idylla"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sielanka"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "word": "wayllu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idíllija",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "иди́ллия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idilio"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "word": "idil"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "idilye",
      "sense": "carefree or lighthearted experience",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אידיליע"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idyla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selanka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idíllija",
      "sense": "composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "иди́ллия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pastorálʹ",
      "sense": "composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пастора́ль"
    }
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}

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