1. a writer or poet who composes idylls; one who creates idealized or romantic literary works
Usage: literary; often used in historical or academic contexts
2. a person who tends to idealize or romanticize reality; someone who favors idyllic views of life
Usage: less common

Examples

• The Romantic poets were often idyllists, celebrating nature and rural life in their verses.
• As an idyllist, Theocritus created pastoral scenes of shepherds and countryside beauty.
• Critics dismissed him as an idyllist for his refusal to acknowledge society's harsh realities.
• The idyllist's vision of a perfect world contrasted sharply with the grim conditions of industrial cities.
• Many 19th-century idyllists drew inspiration from classical Greek and Roman literature.
• She was no idyllist; her novels depicted the world as it truly was, flaws and all.