Synonyms:
golden, halcyon, prosperous
Meaning: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
Synonyms:
halcyon
Meaning: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
halcyon
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
Synonyms:
Halcyon, genus_Halcyon
Meaning: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Synonyms:
Alcyone, Halcyon
Meaning: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Usage examples
Halcyon Days
Reflections of this kind may have trifling weight with men who hope to see realized in America the halcyon scenes of the poetic or fabulous age; but to those who believe we are likely to experience a common portion of the vicissitudes and calamities which have fallen to the lot of other nations, they must appear entitled to serious attention.