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Idyllic vs Dreamy - What's the difference?

idyllic | dreamy |

As adjectives the difference between idyllic and dreamy

is that idyllic is of or pertaining to idylls while dreamy is as in a dream; resembling a dream.

As a noun idyllic

is an idyllic state or situation (a substantive use of the adjective).

idyllic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to idylls.
  • Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

    • Quotations

    * 1896 — , ch 17 *: My fellow-creatures, from whom I was thus separated, began to assume idyllic virtue and beauty in my memory. * 1922 — , ch II *: The rest of the road was as idyllic as the start.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An idyllic state or situation. (A substantive use of the adjective)
  • * 1922 — , ch V
    • He could retire to the idyllic with the knowledge that he had not been wanting when Romance called.

    Related terms

    * idyll, idyl * idyllical * idyllically

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    dreamy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • As in a dream; resembling a dream.
  • (colloquial) sexy; handsome; attractive
    • I love the doctor in that American TV show: he is so dreamy !
  • having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere