| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A musical composition that evokes rural life.[Wordnet]
2. A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life.[Wordnet] 3. A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like.[Websters]. | |
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Date "IDYL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references) |
| Etymology:Idyl \I"dyl\, noun. [Latin expression idyllium, Greek, from form; literally, little form of image: compare to the French expression idylle. See Idol.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IDYL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as the idyls of Theocritus.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Technology | From the Greek word meaning "little picture"--a short poem describing the simplicity and innocence of rural, pastoral, or domestic life. The origin of this literary form can be traced to Theocritus, who described pastoral life in Sicily for readers in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. An eclogue is a type of idyl. Compare with idyll. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] Alternative spelling of idyll. (references) | ||
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