idyllic

[ahy-dil-ik] /aɪˈdɪl ɪk/

adjective

suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic:

his idyllic life in Tahiti.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idyll.

Origin

1855-60; idyll + -ic

Related forms

idyllically, adverb

nonidyllic, adjective

nonidyllically, adverb

unidyllic, adjective

Synonyms

1. unspoiled, sylvan, pastoral, arcadian.

Examples from the web for idyllic

The idyllic image of the small village cannot be re-created through modern electronic technology.
idyllic as it all sounds, there's one last lesson here: the importance of brushing your teeth.
With idyllic beaches, volcanic hills and plentiful cocoa, the new president may even be able make good his promise.
Unlike the childhood poems, these are not programmatically idyllic.
His childhood was anything but idyllic and for much of his later life he suffered from under-confidence and depression.
Her idyllic property has eight historic barns on it, and this was the third attempt to torch them.
The courtyard, once an idyllic spot full of happy children, was suddenly crowded with idling limousines.
But beneath the idyllic surface is a darkly modern tale of obsession and paranoia fueled by instruments of a digital age.
It's picturesque scenes of idyllic farms and country roads glimpsed through a car window.
The family has a quiet and apparently idyllic domestic life.

British Dictionary definitions for idyllic

/ɪˈdɪlɪk; aɪ-/

adjective

of or relating to an idyll

charming; picturesque

Derived Forms

idyllically, adverb

Word Origin and History for idyllic

adj.

"full of natural, simple charm," 1831, literally "suitable for an idyll" (late 18c. in sense "pertaining to an idyll"); from idyll + -ic.