halcyon
adjective
1. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
- a halcyon atmosphere
Similar word(s): peaceable, peaceful
2. marked by peace and prosperity
- the halcyon days of the clipper trade
Similar word(s): happy, golden, prosperous
noun
1. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Similar word(s): alcyone
Definition categories: person
2. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Definition categories: animal
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
Definition categories: animal