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• halcyon
hal-cy-on 
adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: halcyon 'bird believed to bring good weather at sea' (14-19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek alkyon 'kingfisher']
halcyon days
literary a time in the past when you were very happy
▪She often recalled the halcyon days of her youth.
adj [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: halcyon 'bird believed to bring good weather at sea' (14-19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek alkyon 'kingfisher']
halcyon days
literary a time in the past when you were very happy
▪She often recalled the halcyon days of her youth.
» English To English
• halcyon
calm, peaceful, tranquil; free from worry, happy; of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher
• halcyon
kingfisher, small European diving bird with bright plumage and a long beak; (Greek mythology) bird that calmed the sea; (Greek mythology) woman who was turned into a kingfisher
» English To French
• halcyon
adj. calme; paisible, serein; tranquille; heureux; alcyoniens, relatif à l"alcyon (oiseau marin fabuleux)
English To Farsi - hFarsi • halcyon
مرغ افسانه اى که دریا را ارام میکند،ایام خوب گذشته ،روز ارام
English To German • halcyon
n. Eisvogel, kleiner europäischer Tauchvogel mit einem buntem Gefieder und langem Schnabel versehen; (Griechische Sagen) Vogel der die See beruhigt; Frau die in einen Eisvogel verwandelt wurde
• halcyon
adj. ruhig, friedvoll; sorgenlos; Eisvogel betreffend
» English To Italian
• halcyon
adj. calmo, sereno; di gabbiano, di Martin pescatore
English To Spanish • halcyon
adj. pacífico, tranquilo
English To Russian • halcyon
(n) зимородок
• halcyon
(a) спокойный; тихий
English To Arabic • halcyon
القاوند طائر
» English To Croatian
• halcyon
(adj) vedar , spokojan , miran (n) vodomar ribiè
English To Swedish • halcyon
fridfull, stilla