Meaning & use

idyllic

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Extremely peaceful, picturesque, or happy, resembling an ideal scene.

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They spent an idyllic week at a quiet cabin by the lake.

The postcard showed an idyllic village nestled among rolling green hills.

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Often describes scenery or a period of time that seems almost too perfect.

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