halcyon

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

halcyonsalcyon

1.
(poetic)A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
2.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more halcyonmost halcyon

Superlative

alcyon

1.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
Đồng nghĩa: at peace, blissful, calm, peaceful, prelapsarian, relaxed, serene, faint, hushed, low, muffled, quiet, quiet as a grave, quiet as a mouse, quiet as a church mouse, soft, still, stifled, tranquil

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Đồng nghĩa

at peaceblissfulcalm peaceful prelapsarian relaxed serene faint hushed low muffled quietquiet as a gravequiet as a mousequiet as a church mousesoft still stifled tranquil

Cùng gốc / liên quan

halcyon daysAlcyone

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Nguồn gốc từ

Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (kingfisher), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών.