idyllic

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Here at Mentone there is none of this; the idyllic is the true note, and Theocritus is still alive We do not often scale these altitudes, but keep along the terraced glades by the side of olive-shaded streams.

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  1. adjective Of or having the nature of an idyll.
  2. adjective Simple and carefree: an idyllic vacation in a seashore cottage.

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  • For all that our surroundings were idyllic, my days were seldom idle. —  Kushiel’s Avatar
  • Yet there's more than meets the eye and perhaps it is the artist's anxiety and idyllic, albeit conservative, understanding of women and children that still make these scenes of interest today. —  The Local - Sweden's news in English
  • Holidaymakers fly into Ibiza airport and make their way down to the harbour in Ibiza Town to catch one of the many ferries to this idyllic isle. here at the different options available to get to the port; bus, taxi or transfer —  Ibiza Spotlight News and Views
  • A multi-pronged offensive launched in early January led to a rapid collapse of the rebel Tamil Tigers 'control of what had been near-autonomous territory on this idyllic island state in the Indian Ocean. —  The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front
  • But while it may appear idyllic, the volume of waste generated by this tourist haven has turned the lake into a latrine. —  Nothing To Do With Arbroath
 

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  1. = French idyllique (cf. D. G. idyllisch = Danish Swedish idyllisk); as idyl + -ic.
 

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/aɪˈdɪlɪk/
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