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US
/ˈhæɫsiən/
]
[ UK /hˈælsɪən/ ]
[ UK /hˈælsɪən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
a halcyon atmosphere -
marked by peace and prosperity
the halcyon days of the clipper trade
a golden era
NOUN
- 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
How To Use halcyon In A Sentence
- Wizard Apprentice Nicodemus had thought to be the prophesied Halcyon, but is afflicted with cacography, which stuns his growth as a magician. REVIEW: Spellwright by Blake Charlton
- Those were the halcyon days of Athens when she produced her finest poetry and drama, architecture and sculpture.
- With no firm ideology, swinging like a pendulum from one side to another the brief period of halcyon days in my life passed just like the sand slips out off the hands.
- John / Halcyon stuck a mental tag in the folds of my brain: optimism tax.
- Whilst the halcyon days of the past are unlikely to return in the professional era, there are now at least some encouraging signs of a revival in the fortunes of these once great clubs.
- The next morning, I entered the New Halcyon Bank carrying my well-stuffed cowhide briefcase. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- `It's an acronym,' I replied, placing the Halcyon Rules between Status Quo and Steppenwolf and closing the book. MUSIC FOR BOYS
- She often recalled the halcyon days of her youth.
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