idyllic

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Etymology

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From idyll +‎ -ic.

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Adjective

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idyllic (comparative more idyllic, superlative most idyllic)

Leighton, Frederic - Idyll - c. 1880-81
  1. Of or pertaining to idylls.
  2. Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

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Noun

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idyllic (plural idyllics)

  1. An idyllic state or situation. (A substantive use of the adjective)
    • 1922, John Buchan, chapter V, in Huntingtower:
      He could retire to the idyllic with the knowledge that he had not been wanting when Romance called.

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