Word of the Day – Halcyon

Halcyon (adj)

hal-see-on

Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

Late Middle English (in the mythological sense): via Latin from Greek alkuōn ‘kingfisher’ (also halkuōn, by association with hals ‘sea’ and kuōn ‘conceiving’).

Example sentences

“Ah the halcyon days of our youth.”