idyl
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Definition(s):
- (n) a musical composition that evokes rural life
- (n) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Usage(s):
- The fact is that beneath this suburban idyl, Updike's couples are caught up in a black mass of community sex.
- To his amazement he falls in love with the girl, and for a year they live a garret idyl in Calcutta.
- For Grenada, election day 1984 dawned as a tropical idyl: clear skies and sunshine, with brief spells of rain to break the sultry Caribbean heat.