Definition of Halcyon
Adjective: halcyon hal-see-un
- Idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
"a halcyon atmosphere"
- Marked by peace and prosperity
"the halcyon days of the clipper trade";
- golden, prosperous
- 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
- A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
- genus Halcyon
- (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
- Alcyone
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