halcyon

1. 1.

   idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

   “a halcyon atmosphere”

   Similarpeaceful
2. 2.

   marked by peace and prosperity

   “a golden era”

   “the halcyon days of the clipper trade”

   Synonymsgoldenprosperous

   Similarhappy

Other forms of halcyon

plural

halcyons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about halcyon

What does halcyon mean?

halcyon means "(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in halcyon?

halcyon has 3 syllables: hal-cy-on. The stress falls on "hal". In IPA it is /ˈhælsiən/.

What is another word for halcyon?

Close synonyms include Alcyone, genus Halcyon, golden, prosperous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is halcyon a common word?

halcyon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with halcyon?

1 word rhymes with halcyon. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.