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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, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness. any of various kingfishers, especially of the genus Halcyon. Halcyon,Classical Mythology. Alcyone ( def 2 ).
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Definition of halcyon adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
