idyllic

/ai'dilik/

Thân thiện

The family enjoys an idyllic picnic in the meadow.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Charmingly simple, peaceful, and picturesque; suggesting a perfect, happy, and untroubled rural or romantic scene: "idyllic" describes something that is excellent and delightful in all respects, often with a sense of serene, pastoral beauty.
   • Excellent and delightful in all respects; perfectly ideal: It can also describe any situation or place that is exceptionally pleasant, harmonious, and seemingly perfect.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

Advanced Usage

• "idyllic existence/life": A life that is perfectly happy and peaceful, often in a simple, natural setting.
• "idyllic vision/dream": An idealized, perfect image of a place or situation.

Variants and Related Words

• Idyll (noun): A short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, especially of rustic life; or an episode or period of peaceful, happy, and untroubled simplicity.
• Idyllically (adverb): In an idyllic manner.

Synonyms

• Picturesque: Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.
• Pastoral: Relating to the countryside, often in an idealized way.
• Utopian: Modeled on or aiming for a state of perfection.
• Halcyon: Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

Antonyms

• Hectic: Full of incessant or frantic activity.
• Turbulent: Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion.
• Squalid: Dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Related Phrases

• "An idyllic retreat": A perfect, peaceful place to escape to.
• "Shatter/disrupt the idyll": To destroy a peaceful and perfect situation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene
   • his idyllic life in Tahiti
2. excellent and delightful in all respects
   • an idyllic spot for a picnic