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- Dictionaryhalcyon/ˈhalsɪən/
adjective
- 1. denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful: "the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.
- 2. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage.
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The meaning of HALCYON is characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden —often used to describe an idyllic time in the past that is remembered as better than today. How to use halcyon in a sentence.
noun. 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. see more. adjective. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity. “a halcyon atmosphere” synonyms: peaceable, peaceful. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war. adjective.
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A halcyon time is a time in the past that was peaceful or happy. [literary] It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour.
n. 1. 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. 2. A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon.
Halcyon definition: calm; peaceful; tranquil. See examples of HALCYON used in a sentence.
Synonyms for HALCYON: tranquil, placid, serene, quiet, peaceful, hushed, calm, untroubled; Antonyms of HALCYON: turbulent, stormy, angry, restless, rough, tempestuous, unsettled, unquiet.
Definition of halcyon adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Oct 5, 2023 · Any kingfisher of (or formerly of) the genus Halcyon or subfamily Halcyoninae, native to parts of Asia, Australasia, and Africa; also (in form Halcyon) the genus itself. 1820–1. The species now formed into the genus Halcyon appear entirely excluded from the American continent.
Calm and peaceful; tranquil. American Heritage. Prosperous; golden. Halcyon years. American Heritage. Synonyms: prosperous. golden. unruffled. kingfisher. happy. calm. placid. peaceful. contented.
Jun 2, 2024 · halcyon (plural halcyons) ( poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
