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WHAT DOES HALCYON DAYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of halcyon days in the English dictionary

The definition of halcyon days in the dictionary is a fortnight of calm weather during the winter solstice. Other definition of halcyon days is a period of peace and happiness.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALCYON DAYS

halal
halala
halalled
halation
halavah
halazone
halberd
halberdier
Halberstadt
halbert
halcyon
Halcyone
halcyonian
halcyonic
Haldane
hale
Haleakala
Haleb
haleness
haler

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALCYON DAYS

days
dog days
early days
Ember days
end one´s days
good old days
hundred days
in all one´s born days
it´s early days
juridical days
lay days
nowadays
old days
one of these days
roaring days
salad days
station days
the roaring days
weekdays
yesterdays

Synonyms and antonyms of halcyon days in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «halcyon days» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALCYON DAYS

Find out the translation of halcyon days to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of halcyon days from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «halcyon days» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

太平日子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

días felices
570 millions of speakers

English

halcyon days
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आनंदमय दिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأيام الذهبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безмятежные дни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dias felizes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুখশান্তির সময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jours heureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halcyon days
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glückliche Tage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平穏無事な時期
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평온한 일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Halcyon days
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhưng ngày thanh bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹாலிகன் நாட்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुवार दिवस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakin günler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giorni felici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dni bezwietrzne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безтурботні дні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epoca de glorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλκυονίδες μέρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalm dae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sötebrödsdagar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Halcyon dager
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halcyon days

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALCYON DAYS»

The term «halcyon days» is very widely used and occupies the 18.654 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALCYON DAYS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «halcyon days» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «halcyon days» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about halcyon days

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALCYON DAYS»

Discover the use of halcyon days in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halcyon days and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Summer: How to Stretch Out Those Halcyon Days
The summer stretches ahead of you and you want to make the most of it but don't know where to begin. The Book of Summer comes to the rescue with pleasurable and entertaining suggestions for those halcyon days.
Josie Curran, 2011
2
Halcyon Days: From a Dream to Reality
In spite of criticism, the realization of a dream is almost solely based on the desire to accomplish, persistence, the ability for risk-taking and a sense of adventure.
Austin E. Moorhouse, 2004
3
Baltimore's Halcyon Days
Baltimore's Halcyon Days chronicles Baltimore's social elite, their homes, and their lifestyle from the dawn of the Republic to the demise of the fingerbowl.
Brooke Gunning, Molly O'Donovan, 2000
4
Simplicity: (Halcyon Days)
A recalcitrant nun disappears from her cloister and, with the aid of her neurotic Archangel, shows up at the home of a dysfunctional family, thus changing their lives forever.
Daniel Moriarty, 2006
5
Halcyon Days: The Nature of Trout Fishing and Fishermen
This book celebrates a world where the important thing - the only thing - is going trout fishing.
Bryn Hammond, 1992
6
Halcyon Days
Based on the true story of the quiz show scandal of the 1950s, fantasy and reality blend to tell the story of television's loss of innocence and the high cost of fame.
Steven Dietz, 1995
7
Halcyon Days
A celebration of the human spirit and our quest for meaning even in seemingly hopeless circumstances.
Deirdre Kinahan, 2013
8
Echoes of Halcyon Days
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Maximus A. Lesser, 2008
9
The Halcyon Days of Motoring: 1900-1940
An evocative collection of early motoring images, informatively captioned by classic car expert A. B. Demaus.
A. B. Demaus, 2006
10
Kingdoms
... blue lines and beyond and into the air anywhere. Everywhere. And alone. " Those were halcyon days," he told me, and though he explained what halcyon days were — the lift and exuberant glory of them — as he explained everything else, ...
Barry Targan, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALCYON DAYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halcyon days is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tour de France, Tour de life: On the road at the world's greatest …
... of us, former gridiron teammates and other jocks who played on a few of the Brighton teams during those halcyon days of the mid 1970s. «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
2
Is This President Obama's Prison Reform Moment? - Pacific Standard
... indelible, toupeed mess and Congress' annual summer vacation fast-approaching, Obama's presidency is quickly entering its halcyon days. «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
3
West Ham away kits: five of the best - The Wharf
The older irons among you will remember the halcyon days of Alan Devonshire's mercurial ball skills (when he wasn't injured), and Billy Bonds' ... «The Wharf, Jul 15»
4
A heritage of hate: History of Lee Holiday proves Nate Bell was right …
Let's return to those halcyon days when the legislature passed the bill creating a Lee state holiday and it was signed into law by Gov. Ben T. «Arkansas Times, Jul 15»
5
What Could Cause Silver Prices to Spike in 2015/16?
While silver is not performing as well as it did during the halcyon days of 2009-2011 (when it soared approximately 440% to $49.00 per ounce), ... «Profit Confidential, Jul 15»
6
Media Timeout: Baseball a blessed distraction in 2015
But those who follow the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins or Chicago's Cubs or White Sox, this conglomeration equates to halcyon days. «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
7
iPhone 7 rumor rollup
The halcyon days of Apple dominating markets high and low may be coming to a close as the iPhone 7 comes out, according to Deutsche Bank ... «Network World, Jul 15»
8
An Open Letter to SWT Grads from a Texas State Bobcat
Maybe you're one of the 'Cats who was around for the halcyon days of the SWT brand when Jim Wacker was tearing up the Lone Star ... «Underdog Dynasty, Jul 15»
9
MAXRALLY - Sebastien Loeb not back to the WRC
Being blunt, the Citroen's no Volkswagen and those halcyon days of endless tests and big budgets have disappeared from the rally programme ... «MAXRALLY, Jul 15»
10
Are the days of the traditional beauty pageant numbered?
But after just one girl entered a regional heat to become Miss Great Britain, a former winner warned that the halcyon days of the beauty pageant ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Halcyon days [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/halcyon-days>. May 2024 ».
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