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Idyllic vs Unidyllic - What's the difference?

idyllic | unidyllic |

As adjectives the difference between idyllic and unidyllic

is that idyllic is of or pertaining to idylls while unidyllic is not idyllic.

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

    References

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    unidyllic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not idyllic.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 31, author=The Editors, title=Up Front: David Byrne, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=On his blog at davidbyrne.com, Byrne chronicles his cycling adventures in unidyllic spots like Naples and Hong Kong (“the worst city for cyclists that I have encountered in the whole world”), as well as in some more bike-friendly territory. }}