CozyEnglish

Nouns
1. (n.) alcyone, halcyon;
  - (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher;

2. (n.) genus halcyon, halcyon;
  - a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World;

3. (n.) halcyon;
  - 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;

Adjectives
1. (adj.) halcyon;
  - idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity;
  - “a halcyon atmosphere”;

2. (adj.) golden, halcyon, prosperous;
  - marked by peace and prosperity;
  - “a golden era”; “the halcyon days of the clipper trade”;

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