1. idyll(n = noun.event) - an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll;
is a kind of episode
Derived forms adjective idyllic1, adjective idyllic2
2. idyll(n = noun.communication) idyl, pastoral, pastorale - a musical composition that evokes rural life;
is a kind of composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
3. idyll(n = noun.communication) bucolic, eclogue, idyl - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life;
is a kind of pastoral
idyll, n. (also idyl)
1 a short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, esp. in rustic life.
2 an episode suitable for such treatment, usu. a love-story.
Derivative:
idyllist n. idyllize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology:
L idyllium f. Gk eidullion, dimin. of eidos form