noun. A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon.

noun. A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.

adjective. Calm and peaceful; tranquil.

adjective. Prosperous; golden.

noun. An old and poetical name of the kingfisher.

noun. In ornithology: A kingfisher of the subfamily Halcyoninæ or Dacelouinæ, and especially of the genus Halcyon: as, the white-headed halcyon, Halcyon semicœrulea.

noun. [capitalized] [NL.] The typical genus of kingfishers of the subfamily Halcyoninæ.

noun. Halcyon days (see below); calm; quietude.

Of, pertaining to, or connected with the halcyon or kingfisher.

Belonging to halcyon days (see below); calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.

Hence — Days of peace and tranquillity.

noun. 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.

adjective. 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.

adjective. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.

noun. In classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters; later usually identified with a type of kingfisher, hence (poetic) a kingfisher.

noun. A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta of Australia.

adjective. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher

adjective. Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.

adjective. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

noun. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

noun. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

adjective. marked by peace and prosperity

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

"Last Friday we had a very entertaining time of proofreading the Guide, aided by candy and fave tunes from the 80s provided by Miss Touch-Me Pod, whose little speaker recalls the halcyon days of AM transistor radios."

halcyon days  

happy  peaceable  peaceful  

bird genus  mythical being  

Halcion  

Nipponese  balmy  bull-baiting  bypath  cloudless  

Saturnian  at peace  at peace  at rest  balmy