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adjective Also, hal·cy·o·ni·an 
[hal-see-oh-nee-uh
n] , hal·cy·on·ic [hal-see-on-ik] .
[hal-see-oh-nee-uhn] , hal·cy·on·ic [hal-see-on-ik] . 1.
calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
2.
rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace.
3.
happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth.
4.
of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
noun
5.
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.
6.
any of various kingfishers, especially of the genus Halcyon.
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Origin:
1350–1400; < Latin < Greek halkyṓn, pseudo-etymological variant of alkyṓn kingfisher; replacing Middle English alceon, alicion < Latin alcyōn < Greek
1350–1400; < Latin < Greek halkyṓn, pseudo-etymological variant of alkyṓn kingfisher; replacing Middle English alceon, alicion < Latin alcyōn < Greek
Synonyms
1. serene, placid, pacific, untroubled.
1. serene, placid, pacific, untroubled.
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Example Sentences
- As a matter of fact, the Hearst empire itself was long past the halcyon days of the 1920s.
- He ascended to stardom in the 1940's, at the start of ventriloquism's halcyon days.
- Despite the years since their halcyon youth, they made brave efforts to dance.
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| halcyon (ˈhælsɪən) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | peaceful, gentle, and calm |
| 2. | halcyonian, also: halcyonic happy and carefree |
| —n | |
| 3. | Greek myth a fabulous bird associated with the winter solstice |
| 4. | a poetic name for the kingfisher |
| 5. | halcyon days |
| a. a fortnight of calm weather during the winter solstice | |
| b. a period of peace and happiness | |
| [C14: from Latin alcyon, from Greek alkuōn kingfisher, of uncertain origin] | |
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halcyon
1545, in halcyon dayes (L. alcyonei dies, Gk. alkyonides hemerai), 14 days of calm weather at the winter solstice, when a mythical bird (identified with the kingfisher) was said to breed in a nest floating on calm seas. From halcyon (n.), 1390, from L. halcyon, from Gk. halkyon, variant (perhaps a misspelling)
EXPANDof alkyon "kingfisher," from hals "sea, salt" + kyon "conceiving," prp. of kyein "to conceive," lit. "to swell," from PIE base *keue- "to swell." Identified in mythology with Halcyone, daughter of Aeolus, who when widowed threw herself into the sea and became a kingfisher.
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