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" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- идиличен adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Catalan
2 entries- idíl·lic adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idíl·lic adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 田園 /田园 adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
- 田園詩的 /田园诗的 adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
Czech
1 entries- idylický adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Danish
2 entries- idyllisk adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idyllisk adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Dutch
1 entries- idyllisch adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Finnish
3 entries- idylli adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idyllinen adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idyllinen adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
French
2 entries- idyllique adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idyllique adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
German
2 entries- idyllisch adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idyllisch adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Greek
2 entries- ειδυλλιακός adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- ειδυλλιακός adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Hungarian
1 entries- idilli adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
Italian
2 entries- idillico adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idillico adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Kazakh
1 entries- идиллиялық adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
Mongolian
1 entries- энх тунх adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Polish
3 entries- idylliczny adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idylliczny adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
- sielankowy adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Portuguese
1 entries- idílico adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
Romanian
1 entries- idilic adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Russian
1 entries- идиллический adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
Spanish
2 entries- idílico adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- idílico adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Swedish
1 entries- idyllisk adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ідилі́чний adj (of or pertaining to idylls)
- ідилі́чний adj (happy, peaceful, picturescue)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
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.
Source: tatoeba (6094509)
Sami lived in an idyllic town in Ontario, Canada.
Source: tatoeba (6177345)
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