German Meaning of halcyon

Ruhig

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Definitions and Meaning of halcyon in English

Wordnet

halcyon (n)

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

a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

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

Wordnet

halcyon (s)

idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

marked by peace and prosperity

Webster

halcyon (n.)

A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (sancta) of Australia.

Webster

halcyon (a.)

Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.

Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.

FAQs About the word halcyon

Ruhig

(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher, a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World, a mythical bird said to bree

Ruhig,ruhig,friedlich,gelassen,ruhig,Gelassen,ruhig,sanft,immer noch,still

aufgeregt,wütend,unbeständig,rastlos,rau,stürmisch,stürmisch,turbulent,unruhig,unruhig

halcion => Eisvogel, halchidhoma => Halchidhoma, halberd-shaped => Hellebardenförmig, halberdier => Hellebardier, halberd => Hellebarde,