adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to idylls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sylvan
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
idyllic
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ɪˈdɪlɪk/
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US: /aɪˈdɪlɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪlɪk
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adj
Meaning 2
Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An idyllic state or situation. (A substantive use of the adjective)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
excellent and delightful in all respects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an idyllic spot for a picnic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his idyllic life in Tahiti
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English idyll Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English idyllic From idyll + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: idíl·lic — of or pertaining to idylls
- Chinese Mandarin: 田園詩的 /田园诗的 (tiányuánshīde) — of or pertaining to idylls
- Danish: idyllisk — of or pertaining to idylls
- Finnish: idylli- — of or pertaining to idylls
- Finnish: idyllinen — of or pertaining to idylls
- French: idyllique — of or pertaining to idylls
- German: idyllisch — of or pertaining to idylls
- Greek: ειδυλλιακός (eidylliakós) — of or pertaining to idylls
- Hungarian: idilli — of or pertaining to idylls
- Italian: idillico — of or pertaining to idylls
- Kazakh: идиллиялық (idilliälyq) — of or pertaining to idylls
- Polish: idylliczny — of or pertaining to idylls
- Portuguese: idílico — of or pertaining to idylls
- Russian: идиллический (idilličeskij) — of or pertaining to idylls
- Spanish: idílico — of or pertaining to idylls
- Ukrainian: ідилі́чний (idylíčnyj) — of or pertaining to idylls
- Bulgarian: идиличен (idiličen) — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Catalan: idíl·lic — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Chinese Mandarin: 田園 /田园 (tiányuán) — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Czech: idylický — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Danish: idyllisk — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Dutch: idyllisch — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Finnish: idyllinen — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- French: idyllique — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- German: idyllisch — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Greek: ειδυλλιακός (eidylliakós) — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Italian: idillico — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Mongolian: энх тунх (enx tunx) — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Polish: idylliczny — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Polish: sielankowy — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Romanian: idilic — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Spanish: idílico — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Swedish: idyllisk — happy, peaceful, picturescue
- Ukrainian: ідилі́чний (idylíčnyj) — happy, peaceful, picturescue
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