Halcyon (book) definition

adjective

(1) Marked by peace and prosperity

"A golden era"

"The halcyon days of the clipper trade"

(2) Idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

"A halcyon atmosphere"

noun

(3) 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

(4) A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

(5) (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher