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halcyon
- /ˈhælsi.ən/ UK
- /ˈhælʃən/ obsolete
- /ˈhælʃi.ən/ obsolete
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (“kingfisher”), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn).
noun halcyons · alcyon
- A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. the Halcyon bird, or as some call it Alcedo or Kings-fisher, exceeds all mens conceit. […] Gods decree hath been, that all the watrie wildernesse should be quiet and made calme, without raine, wind, or tempest, during the time the Halcyon sitteth and bringeth forth her young-ones […]
- The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam. But novv hovv ſtands the vvind? / Into vvhat corner peeres my Halcions bill?
- A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
adjective more halcyon · most halcyon · alcyon
- Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. Renege; affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks / With every gale and vary of their masters,
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Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
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.
Similar: at peace, blissful, calm, peaceful, prelapsarian, relaxed, serene, faint, hushed, low, thin, muffled
Translations
Talk about this word "halcyon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/halcyon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. halcyon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/halcyon "halcyon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/halcyon.Cite this
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title = {halcyon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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