halcyon
     adj 1: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy
            tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
     2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon
        days of the clipper trade" [syn: {golden}, {prosperous}]
     n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
          [syn: {Alcyone}]
     2: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the
        Old World [syn: {genus Halcyon}]
     3: 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