halcyon

Halcyon describes an idealized, idyllic or peaceful time.

(adjective)

An example of something you would describe as halcyon is the long, lazy and peaceful days of summer vacation.

The definition of a halcyon is a bird, which legends say, has the power to calm the winter sea.

(noun)

A halcyon is a kingfisher from Southern Asia and Australia.

See halcyon in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a legendary bird, identified with the kingfisher, which is supposed to have a peaceful, calming influence on the sea at the time of the winter solstice
Zool. any of a genus (Halcyon) of kingfishers of S Asia and Australia

Origin: ME alcioun < L alcyon < Gr alkyōn, kingfisher, altered by folk etym. after Gr hals, sea

adjective

of the halcyon
tranquil, happy, idyllic, etc.: esp. in phr. , usually with nostalgic reference to earlier times

See halcyon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon.
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