idyllic
very peaceful, happy, and enjoyable
Used in Charlotte Gilman’s “The Cottagette”
“Don’t be foolish, child,” said Lois, “this is serious. What they care
for most after all is domesticity. Of course they’ll fall in love with
anything; but what they want to marry is a homemaker. Now we are livingĀ here in an idyllic sort of way, quite conducive to falling in love, butĀ no temptation to marriage. If I were you–if I really loved this manĀ and wished to marry him, I would make a home of this place.”
