halcyon.

Peaceful, calm, and happy, especially as remembered from an earlier time.

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Words that belong together

• halcyon days
• halcyon years

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She remembered halcyon days when the harbor never closed.

The halcyon years survived only in photographs on the landing.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more halcyon; superlative most halcyon where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.