halcyon – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
halcyon
n.
kingfisher, small European diving bird with bright plumage and a long beak; (Greek mythology) bird that calmed the sea; (Greek mythology) woman who was turned into a kingfisher
adj.
calm, peaceful, tranquil; free from worry, happy; of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher
Halcyon
Halcyon is a name originally derived from
Alcyone of Greek mythology and may refer to:
Birds
Halcyon
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
(synonym) Alcyone
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
2. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
(synonym) genus Halcyon
(hypernym) bird genus
(member-holonym) Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae
halcyon
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) mythical being
Adjective
1. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
(similar) peaceful
2. marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
(synonym) golden, prosperous
(similar) happy
Halcyon
(n.)
A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
(a.)
Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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n.
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halcyon
adj.
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