halcyon
adjective Also hal·cy·o·ni·an [hal-see-oh-nee-uhn] /ˌhæl siˈoʊ ni ən/, hal·cy·on·ic [hal-see-on-ik] /ˌhæl siˈɒn ɪk/.
noun
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bucolic, still, pastoral, quiet, balmy, gentle, golden, happy, harmonious, serene, soothing, sunny, tranquil, untroubled, palmyExamples from the Web for halcyon
Contemporary Examples of halcyon
In retrospect, 2009 and 2010 were halcyon days in the Middle East, now that we seem just one horseman short of an apocalypse.
The halcyon days of Wolf, the third-wave feminist revolutionary and author of The Beauty Myth (1990), seem far, far away.
Without a bribed official, a halcyon, or eagle, will watch the entry point with binoculars for patterns and opportunities.
The mixed-media collection evokes nostalgia for halcyon days through fragmented images of the past.
On the Impossible Past will transport you back to your halcyon, angsty teenage years.
Historical Examples of halcyon
So it is that seamen love these birds and look for halcyon weather.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told AnewJosephine Preston Peabody
Since I have mentioned the Halcyon, I shall here describe it.
The History of LouisianaLe Page Du Pratz
It was a new and halcyon vision of the way to spend one's declining years.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
The sea is calm, and the halcyon broods, and only love is eternal.
The days went by, days that were halcyon under love's own sunshine.
Cruel Barbara AllenDavid Christie Murray