halcyon C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈhælʃən/ UK /ˈhælsi.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #49873 Meanings 1 adj Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. Renege; affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks / With every gale and vary of their masters,. 2 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · calm, undisturbed,... at peaceblissfulcalmfainthushedlowmuffledpeaceful Word family Related forms alcyone Etymology Inherited from Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (“kingfisher”), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # halcyon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhælʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhælsi.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 49873 ## Meanings 1. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. 2. Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene. ## Examples - Renege; affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks / With every gale and vary of their masters,. - 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. ## Synonyms - at peace - blissful - calm - faint - hushed - low - muffled - peaceful ## Related Forms - alcyone ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (“kingfisher”), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn). ## Topics - Animals markdown