hal·cy·on (h l s - n)n. 1. A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon. 2. A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice. adj. 1. Calm and peaceful; tranquil. 2. Prosperous; golden: halcyon years. [Middle English alcioun, from Latin alcy  n, halcyn, from Greek halkun, a mythical bird, kingfisher, alteration (influenced by hals, salt, sea, and kun, conceiving) of alkun.] |
halcyon [hal-see-on]
Adjective
1. peaceful, gentle, and calm
2. halcyon days a time, usually in the past, of greatest happiness or success [Greek alkuōn kingfisher]
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| Noun | 1. | Halcyon - (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| 2. | Halcyon - a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World bird genus - a genus of birds Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae - kingfishers | |
| 3. | halcyon - a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable | |
| Adj. | 1. | halcyon - idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere" |
| 2. | halcyon - marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" |
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