Antonyms for idyllic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ahy-dil-ik

Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈdɪl ɪk

Definition of idyllic

Origin : "full of natural, simple charm," 1831, literally "suitable for an idyll" (late 18c. in sense "pertaining to an idyll"); from idyll + -ic.

adj perfect; extremely pleasant

Example sentences :

When we arrived in camp, an idyllic scene was being enacted.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Note: “Rose of Evening” is one of the most idyllic of Chinese art fairy-tales.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

These sweet and idyllic notes are often interposed in some of the very grimmest of our ballads.
Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie

The love of Marx and his wife for each other was beautiful and idyllic.
Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo

It is full of poetry, and of idyllic charm with all its stately solemnity.
Extract from : « Luca Signorelli » by Maud Cruttwell

Howbeit, this did not affect the charm of their idyllic life at The Lookout.
Extract from : « A Phyllis of the Sierras » by Bret Harte

The dinner made a beautiful scene, the most idyllic in the farmer's life.
Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland

Something of this quality meets us in all simple and idyllic compositions.
Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana

The picture was idyllic, if slightly sensational in coloring.
Extract from : « The Chauffeur and the Chaperon » by C. N. Williamson

But after the first idyllic year or so there set in a small, constant friction.
Extract from : « Pioneers of the Old South » by Mary Johnston

Synonyms for idyllic

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