IDYL
- a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity [n IDYLS]
- a description in verse of country life, also IDYLL [n -S]
- a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
- narrative poem (as Tennyson's Idylls of the King) treating an epic, romantic, or tragic theme
- lighthearted carefree episode that is a fit subject for an idyll
- romantic interlude
- scene of charming peace and simplicity
- literary work describing such a scene