idyl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a musical composition that evokes rural life
    pastorale; idyll; pastoral.
  2. noun a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
    bucolic; idyll; eclogue.

WordNet

I"dyl noun
Etymology
L. idyllium, Gr. , fr. form; literally, a little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See Idol.
Definitions
  1. A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. Written also idyll.
    Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning.
    His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.

Webster 1913