idyllic

adjective

idyl·​lic ī-ˈdi-lik 

 chiefly British  i-

1

: pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity

2

: of, relating to, or being an idyll

idyllically

ī-ˈdi-li-k(ə-)lē 

 chiefly British  i-

adverb

Examples of idyllic in a Sentence

He had an idyllic childhood.

an idyllic retreat in the countryside

Recent Examples on the Web

On an idyllic green block of downtown Boise, archaeology students were hard at work. —Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025

Celebrating in Savannah, Georgia (yippee-ki-yay for tax breaks!), the happy couple hosts their wedding at an idyllic southern estate. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2025

Most, if not all, of the recent anti-ICE protests have taken place in Brookhaven, a role-playing server set in an idyllic suburb where players can become cops, nail technicians, firefighters, and more, that usually has around 600,00 concurrent players. —Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025

Advertisement Cadence has always viewed her idyllic summers on Beechwood as something out of a fairytale. —Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for idyllic

• acrylic
• argillic
• benzylic
• cyrillic
• acidophilic
• dicarboxylic
• electrophilic
• nucleophilic
• tricarboxylic
• amphiphilic
• basophilic
• carboxylic

Kids Definition

idyllic

adjective

idyl·​lic ī-ˈdil-ik 

: simple and charming

an idyllic little town