Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: halcyon
IPA transcription: [h'ælsiən]
adverb meaning of the word
  • 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.