halcyon 音标拼音: [h'ælsiən]
n . 想象中的一种鸟,形同翠鸟,翠鸟
a . 宁静的,平稳的,翠鸟的
想象中的一种鸟,形同翠鸟,翠鸟宁静的,平稳的,翠鸟的
halcyon adj 1 :
idyllically calm and peaceful ;
suggesting happy tranquillity ; "
a halcyon atmosphere "
2 :
marked by peace and prosperity ; "
a golden era "; "
the halcyon days of the clipper trade " [
synonym : {
golden }, {
halcyon },
{
prosperous }]
n 1 : (
Greek mythology )
a woman who was turned into a kingfisher [
synonym : {
Alcyone }, {
Halcyon }]
2 :
a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World [
synonym : {
Halcyon }, {
genus Halcyon }]
3 :
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 Halcyon \
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n . [
L .
halcyon ,
alcyon ,
Gr . "
alkyw `
n , '
alkyw `
n :
cf .
F .
halcyon .] (
Zool .)
A kingfisher .
By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits ,
as the sacred kingfisher ({
Halcyon sancta })
of Australia .
[
1913 Webster ]
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a winter sea . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Halcyon \
Hal "
cy *
on \,
a .
1 .
Pertaining to ,
or resembling ,
the halcyon ,
which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence :
Calm ;
quiet ;
peaceful ;
undisturbed ;
happy . "
Deep ,
halcyon repose ." --
De Quincy .
[
1913 Webster ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
halcyon ":
Saturnian ,
at peace ,
at rest ,
balmy ,
bloodless ,
blooming ,
blossoming ,
booming ,
bright ,
calm ,
clear ,
cloistered ,
concordant ,
cool ,
dwindling ,
ebbing ,
even -
tenored ,
exuberant ,
fair ,
fat ,
flourishing ,
flowering ,
fruiting ,
going strong ,
hushed ,
idyllic ,
impassive ,
in full swing ,
in good case ,
isolated ,
mild ,
moldering ,
orderly ,
pacific ,
palmy ,
pastoral ,
peaceable ,
peaceful ,
peacetime ,
piping ,
placid ,
prospering ,
quiescent ,
quiet ,
reposeful ,
reposing ,
restful ,
resting ,
rosy ,
secluded ,
sequestered ,
sequestrated ,
serene ,
sheltered ,
sleek ,
smooth ,
soft ,
still ,
still as death ,
stillish ,
stilly ,
stoic ,
stolid ,
subsiding ,
sunny ,
thriving ,
tranquil ,
unagitated ,
undisturbed ,
unmoved ,
unperturbed ,
unruffled ,
unstirring ,
untroubled ,
vigorous ,
waning
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