idyllic

Intermediatezipf 3.04

Pronunciation

/ɪˈdɪlɪk/(ih-DIL-ik)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

田园诗般的;宁静美好的

Definition

Extremely peaceful, beautiful, and happy; like an idealised vision of rural life.

Word family

  • idyll/ˈɪdɪl/(n)田园诗;牧歌般的场景

Collocations

  • idyllic setting
  • idyllic life
  • idyllic countryside
  • idyllic childhood
  • idyllic village

Examples

  1. 1.The cottage was in an idyllic setting — surrounded by rolling green hills and wildflower meadows. (picture-perfect)
  2. 2.Their idyllic summer in Provence was shattered when they received the phone call from the hospital. (peaceful, idealised)

Synonyms

  • picturesque/ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk/visually charming — for places
  • pastoral/ˈpɑːstərəl/relating to peaceful country life
  • serene/sɪˈriːn/calm and peaceful

Etymology

from Greek "eidyllion" (a short descriptive poem) — "eidos" (form, picture) — from the tradition of idealised pastoral poetry