'Halcyon' definitions:
Definition of 'halcyon'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
adjective
Marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: golden, halcyon, prosperous]
noun
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher [syn: Alcyone, Halcyon]
noun
A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World [syn: Halcyon, genus Halcyon]
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
Definition of 'Halcyon'
From: GCIDE
- Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[o^]n), n. [L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a winter sea. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Halcyon'
From: GCIDE
- Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\, a.
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. "Deep, halcyon repose." --De Quincy. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'halcyon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- at peace,
- at rest,
- balmy,
- bloodless,
- blooming,
- blossoming,
- booming,
- bright,
- calm,
- clear,
- cloistered,
- concordant,
- cool,
- dwindling,
- ebbing,
- even-tenored,
- exuberant,
- fair,
- fat,
- flourishing,
- flowering,
- fruiting,
- going strong,
- hushed,
- idyllic,
- impassive,
- in full swing,
- in good case,
- isolated,
- mild,
- moldering,
- orderly,
- pacific,
- palmy,
- pastoral,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- peacetime,
- piping,
- placid,
- prospering,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- reposeful,
- reposing,
- restful,
- resting,
- rosy,
- Saturnian,
- secluded,
- sequestered,
- sequestrated,
- serene,
- sheltered,
- sleek,
- smooth,
- soft,
- still,
- still as death,
- stillish,
- stilly,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- subsiding,
- sunny,
- thriving,
- tranquil,
- unagitated,
- undisturbed,
- unmoved,
- unperturbed,
- unruffled,
- unstirring,
- untroubled,
- vigorous,
- waning