halcyon
IPA: hˈæɫsiʌn
noun
- (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.
- A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
adjective
- Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
- (figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
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Examples of "halcyon" in Sentences
- I miss halcyon days of my youth.
- Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds.
- This myth leads to the use of halcyon as a term for peace or calmness.
- Famen Temple entered its halcyon days after formation of the Tang Dynasty.
- The private equity industry returns to its halcyon days remains is debatable.
- However, those halcyon days for the government worker may be coming to an end.
- Halcyon is the ancient Greek name for a bird now believed to be the kingfisher.
- It will be an achievement to rank up there with some of the province's halcyon days.
- Unfortunately for fans of the football telepathy which we often witnessed in those halcyon days.
- Even the halcyon days of club rugby league in Auckland showed the allure of chemical induced success.