n Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of w:Theocritus|Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the w:Idylls|Idylls.
n An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
n (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. w:Siegfried Idyll|Siegfried Idyll by w:Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner.