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单词 halcyon
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Halcyon
nnoun.person(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Topic:Greek mythology
Synset:Alcyone Halcyon
Instance Hypernyms:mythical being
Inherited Hypernyms:alcyonemythical beingimaginary beingimaginationcreativityabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.animala large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Synset:Halcyon genus Halcyon
Member Holonyms:Alcedinidae family Alcedinidae
Hypernyms:bird genus
Inherited Hypernyms:halcyonbird genusgenustaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.animala 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
Hypernyms:mythical being
Inherited Hypernyms:halcyonmythical beingimaginary beingimaginationcreativityabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
adj satadj.allidyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
Examples:
  • a halcyon atmosphere
Antonyms:unpeaceful
Inherited Hypernyms:halcyon
Similar to:peaceable peaceful
adj satadj.allmarked by peace and prosperity
Synset:golden prosperous
Examples:
  • a golden era
  • the halcyon days of the clipper trade
Antonyms:unhappy
Inherited Hypernyms:golden
Similar to:happy
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