Definition of: idyl

(īd′l) noun
1. A short poem or prose piece depicting simple scenes of pastoral, domestic, or country life; also, a more extended descriptive or narrative poem.
2. Any event, scene, or circumstance of a kind suitable for such a work.
3. Music A composition of simple or pastoral character. Also i′dyll. ◆ Homophones: idle, idol. [<L idyllium <Gk. eidyllion, dim. of eidos form]
—i′dyl·ist, i′dyl·list noun