Betekenis van:
halcyon
halcyon
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
"a halcyon atmosphere"
halcyon
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- marked by peace and prosperity
"the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
Synoniemen
halcyon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- 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
Hyperoniemen
halcyon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
halcyon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Synoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Everyone remembers the happy days of his youth as his halcyon days.
- Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.
- My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.
- Everyone remembers the happy days of youth as his halcyon days.
- We cannot expect to have halcyon days until we get safely through the crucial period in life.