| ADJECTIVE | all | halcyon | idyllically calm and peaceful |
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| all | halcyon, golden, prosperous | marked by peace and prosperity | |
| NOUN | person | Halcyon, Alcyone | (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher |
| animal | Halcyon, genus Halcyon | a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World | |
| animal | 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 |
| Sounds | hhae'lsiyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity. | |
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| Example | "a halcyon atmosphere" | |
| Broader | peaceful, peaceable | not disturbed by strife / strife or turmoil or war |
| Meaning | marked by peace and prosperity. | |
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| Example | "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" | |
| Synonyms | golden, prosperous | |
| Broader | happy | enjoying / enjoying / enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure |
| Spanish | de oro, dorado, próspero | |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher. | |
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| Synonym | Alcyone | |
| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Spanish | Alcione | |
| Catalan | Alcíone | |
| Meaning | A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World. | |
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| Synonym | genus Halcyon | |
| Member of | Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae | kingfishers |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Spanish | alcedón | |
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