Idyll
WordNet
noun
(1) A short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life
(2) A musical composition that evokes rural life
(3) An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
- A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.