Difference between revisions of "Halcyon"

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English

Noun

1. In classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters.
2. (poetic) a kingfisher
3. (zoology) A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta of Australia.

Adjective

Halcyon (comparative more Halcyon, superlative most Halcyon)

1. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher
2. Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.

Adverbs for Halcyon

gently; calmly; peacefully; gratefully; delightfully; gloriously; enviably; agreeably; providentially; happily; sunnily; smoothly; charmingly; blissfully; comfortably; beatifically; cloudlessly; unbelievably; refreshingly; felicitously; miraculously; incomparably.

Synonyms for Halcyon

• (calm, serene): at peace, blissful, calm, peaceful, prelapsarian, relaxed, serene
• golden, tranquil, placid, peaceful, unruffled, quiet, happy.

Antonyms for Halcyon

stormy, turbulent, rough, tempestuous, ruffled, disorderly.

Derived terms

• halcyon days

Thesaurus

at peace, at rest, balmy, bloodless, blooming, blossoming, booming, bright, calm, clear, cloistered, concordant, cool, dwindling, ebbing, even-tenored, exuberant, fair, fat, flourishing, flowering, fruiting, going strong, hushed, idyllic, impassive, in full swing, in good case, isolated, mild, moldering, orderly, pacific, palmy, pastoral, peaceable, peaceful, peacetime, piping, placid, prospering, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, reposing, restful, resting, rosy, secluded, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, sheltered, sleek, smooth, soft, still, still as death, stillish, stilly, stoic, stolid, subsiding, sunny, thriving, tranquil, unagitated, undisturbed, unmoved, unperturbed, unruffled, unstirring, untroubled, vigorous, waning

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhælsɪən/

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