halcyon
A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the…A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
» Everyone remembers the happy days of youth as his halcyon days.
Meaning
3 senses(poetic)A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
(poetic)The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
зиморо́докzymoródok, риба́лочкаrybáločka, водоморо́зvodomoróz
- 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
- a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
- (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Examples
5 sentencesEveryone remembers the happy days of youth as his halcyon days.
My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.
deMeine Oma sprach sehnsuchtsvoll über die glückliche Zeit ihrer Kindheit.
Everyone remembers the happy days of his youth as his halcyon days.
Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.
We cannot expect to have halcyon days until we get safely through the crucial period in life.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (“kingfisher”), from AncInherited from Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (“kingfisher”), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn).
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Forms
plural: halcyonsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World:genus Halcyon
- (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher:Alcyone