English

Adjective

idyllic ‎(comparative more idyllic, superlative most idyllic)

1. Of or pertaining to idylls.
2. Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

Quotations

• 1896 — H. G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau, ch 17

  My fellow-creatures, from whom I was thus separated, began to assume idyllic virtue and beauty in my memory.

• 1922 — John Buchan, Huntingtower, ch II

  The rest of the road was as idyllic as the start.

Translations

Noun

idyllic ‎(plural idyllics)

1. An idyllic state or situation. (A substantive use of the adjective)
   • 1922 — John Buchan, Huntingtower, ch V

     He could retire to the idyllic with the knowledge that he had not been wanting when Romance called.

Related terms

• idyll, idyl
• idyllical
• idyllically

References

• idyllic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idyllic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913