halcyon
21halcyon — hal|cy|on [ˈhælsiən] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: halcyon bird believed to bring good weather at sea (14 19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek alkyon kingfisher ] halcyon days literary a time in the past when you were very happy ▪ She often… …
22halcyon — I. noun Etymology: Middle English alceon, from Latin halcyon, from Greek alkyōn, halkyōn Date: 14th century 1. a bird identified with the kingfisher and held in ancient legend to nest at sea about the time of the winter solstice and to calm the… …
23halcyon — [14] Halcyon days, originally ‘days of calm weather’, but now used figuratively for a ‘past period of happiness and success’, are literally ‘days of the kingfisher’. The expression comes from Greek alkuonídes hēmérai ‘kingfisher’s days’, a term… …
24halcyon — [[t]hæ̱lsiən[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A halcyon time is a time in the past that was peaceful or happy. [LITERARY] It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour …
25halcyon — [ halsɪən, ʃ(ə)n] adjective denoting a past time regarded as idyllically happy and peaceful: the halcyon days of the mid 1980s. noun 1》 a mythical bird said to breed in a nest floating at sea, charming the wind and waves into calm. 2》 a tropical… …
26halcyon — /ˈhælsiən / (say halseeuhn) noun 1. a bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, fabled by the ancients 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… …
27halcyon — [14] Halcyon days, originally ‘days of calm weather’, but now used figuratively for a ‘past period of happiness and success’, are literally ‘days of the kingfisher’. The expression comes from Greek alkuonídes hēmérai ‘kingfisher’s days’, a term… …
28halcyon — adj. & n. adj. 1 calm, peaceful (halcyon days). 2 (of a period) happy, prosperous. n. 1 any kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, native to Europe, Africa, and Australasia, with brightly coloured plumage. 2 Mythol. a bird thought in antiquity to breed …
29Halcyon — adj. & n. adj. 1 calm, peaceful (halcyon days). 2 (of a period) happy, prosperous. n. 1 any kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, native to Europe, Africa, and Australasia, with brightly coloured plumage. 2 Mythol. a bird thought in antiquity to breed …
30halcyon — hal|cy|on [ hælsiən ] adjective LITERARY very happy and peaceful or successful: halcyon days/decades/time/age …
