IDYLLS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Idyll

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century (in the Latin form): from Latin idyllium, from Greek eidullion, diminutive of eidos ‘form, picture’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈɪd(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈʌɪd(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation, typically an idealized or unsustainable one

Short Definition:

extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation

Examples:
  • the rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies

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