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 Definitions of halcyon  [ˈhæl si ən]  

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Definition of 'halcyon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) halcyon
calm; peaceful; tranquil:
halcyon weather.

2.  halcyon
prosperous:
halcyon years.

3.  halcyon
happy; joyful; carefree:
halcyon days of youth.

4.  halcyon
of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.

5. (n.) halcyon
a bird of classical legend, identified with the kingfisher, that was said to magically calm the waves when it nested on the surface of the sea.

6.  halcyon
any of various kingfishers, esp. of the genus
Halcyon.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME alceon, alicion < L (h)alcyōn < Gk halkyṒn)

Definition of 'halcyon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Alcyone, Halcyon
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

2. (noun) Halcyon, genus Halcyon
a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

3. (adj) 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

4. (adj) halcyon
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
"a halcyon atmosphere"

5. (adj) golden, halcyon, prosperous
marked by peace and prosperity
"a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"


Definition of 'halcyon' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) halcyon
pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice

2. (adj) halcyon
hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy

3. (noun) halcyon
a kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia



'halcyon' - Nearby Entries  

halberdier  halchidhoma  halcion  halcyon  haldane  haldea  haldea striatula  



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