Noun

• S: (n) Alcyone, Halcyon ((Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher)
• domain category
• instance
• S: (n) Halcyon, genus Halcyon (a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World)
• S: (n) halcyon (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)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

Adjective

• S: (adj) halcyon (idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity) "a halcyon atmosphere"
• similar to
• S: (adj) peaceful, peaceable (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war) "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
• antonym
• S: (adj) golden, halcyon, prosperous (marked by peace and prosperity) "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"