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idyllic

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //aɪˈdɪɫɪk// UK //aɪdˈɪlɪk// idyl·lic

adj. extremely peaceful, beautiful, and happy. You use this to describe a place or a time that feels perfect, like a dream.

adj. extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. Often used to describe rural or pastoral settings that seem perfect and unspoiled.


SIMPLE

The family spent an idyllic summer at the lake.

CONTEXTUAL

They moved to a small village in the mountains to enjoy an idyllic life away from the city.

COMPLEX

The documentary captures the idyllic landscape of the valley before the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century forever altered the local ecosystem.

Origin

From idyll + -ic.

Usage

Typically used to describe places, periods of time, or childhood memories.

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