But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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Idyllic
/aɪˈdɪlɪk/
Synonyms for "idyllic" (87 found)
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Adjective(13 words)
pastoral landscapepastoral societyperfectpicturesqueplacid lakeromanticromanticizedrural townruralisticsereneswedish dagdrömtranquilutopian
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8 entriesbucolic landscapecarefree childhoodidyllparadisiacal fantasypastoral sceneromanticized memoryserene settingutopian vision
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6 entriesidyllic childhoodidyllic landscapeidyllic retreatidyllic sceneidyllic settingidyllic village
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2 entriesmore idyllicmost idyllic
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The time—which, looking back, seems so idyllic—is gone forever when individuals or relatively small groups could be completely self-sufficient.
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Layla dreamed about an idyllic relationship with Sami.
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Sami lived in an idyllic town in Ontario, Canada.
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