idyllic

Etymology

idyll + -ic

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to idylls.
  2. Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
    My fellow-creatures, from whom I was thus separated, began to assume idyllic virtue and beauty in my memory. 1896, H. G. Wells, “chapter 17”, in The Island of Dr. Moreau
    The rest of the road was as idyllic as the start. 1922, John Buchan, “chapter II”, in Huntingtower

noun

  1. An idyllic state or situation. (A substantive use of the adjective)
    He could retire to the idyllic with the knowledge that he had not been wanting when Romance called. 1922, John Buchan, chapter V, in Huntingtower

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