halcyon
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
a halcyon atmosphere
Related & opposite
- peaceful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
marked by peace and prosperity
a golden era
Related & opposite
- happy similar to
Sense 3 noun
a 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
Types & categories
- mythical being hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | peaceful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | happy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mythical being |