halcyon
Kelime Anlamı :
1. sakin.
2. durgun.
3. dingin.
4. emircik.
5. yalıçapkını.
6. iskele kuşu.
7. Alcedo atthis.
8. bu hayali kuşa ait.
9. kış başında deniz kenarında yumurtladığı zamanlarda fırtınayı durdurduğu farzolunan hayal mahsulü bir kuş.
10. iskelekuşu emircik.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1.
A kingfisher, especially one of the genus halcyon.
2. A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.
3. calm and peaceful; tranquil.
4. prosperous; golden: halcyon years.
2. A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.
3. calm and peaceful; tranquil.
4. prosperous; golden: halcyon years.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
in classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters; later usually identified with a type of kingfisher, hence (poetic) a kingfisher.
2. A tropical kingfisher of the genus halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher halcyon sancta of australia.
3. pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher
4. calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
2. A tropical kingfisher of the genus halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher halcyon sancta of australia.
3. pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher
4. calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
2. hence: calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
3. A kingfisher. by modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (halcyon sancta) of australia.
2. hence: calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
3. A kingfisher. by modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (halcyon sancta) of australia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
an old and poetical name of the kingfisher.
2. in ornithology: A kingfisher of the subfamily Halcyoninæ or Dacelouinæ, and especially of the genus halcyon: as, the white-headed halcyon, halcyon semicœrulea.
3. [capitalized] [nl.] the typical genus of kingfishers of the subfamily Halcyoninæ.
4. halcyon days (see below); calm; quietude.
5. of, pertaining to, or connected with the halcyon or kingfisher.
6. belonging to halcyon days (see below); calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
7. hence — days of peace and tranquillity.
2. in ornithology: A kingfisher of the subfamily Halcyoninæ or Dacelouinæ, and especially of the genus halcyon: as, the white-headed halcyon, halcyon semicœrulea.
3. [capitalized] [nl.] the typical genus of kingfishers of the subfamily Halcyoninæ.
4. halcyon days (see below); calm; quietude.
5. of, pertaining to, or connected with the halcyon or kingfisher.
6. belonging to halcyon days (see below); calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
7. hence — days of peace and tranquillity.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
2. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the old world
3. (greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
4. marked by peace and prosperity
5. 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
2. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the old world
3. (greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
4. marked by peace and prosperity
5. 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
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