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halcyon

English

  1. 🔊 idyllically calm and peaceful
    “a halcyon atmosphere”
  2. 🔊 marked by peace and prosperity
    “a golden era”
  3. 🔊 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. 🔊 a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
  5. 🔊 (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

Similar words

genus halcyon alcyone golden prosperous saturnian at peace at rest balmy bloodless blooming blossoming booming bright calm clear cloistered concordant cool dwindling ebbing even-tenored exuberant fair fat