halcyon

Main Entry:
halcyon [hal-see-uhn]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: calm, peaceful
Synonyms: at peace, balmy, bucolic, gentle, golden, happy, harmonious, palmy, pastoral, quiet, serene, soothing, still, sunny, tranquil, untroubled
Main Entry: calm
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: peaceful, quiet (inanimate)
Synonyms: at a standstill, at peace, bland, breathless, breezeless, bucolic, cool, halcyon, harmonious, hushed, in order, inactive, low-key, mild, motionless, pacific, pastoral, placid, quiescent, reposeful, reposing, restful, rural, serene, slow, smooth, soothing, still, stormless, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, waveless, windless
Antonyms: excited, fierce, frenzied, rough, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild
Main Entry: clear
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: cloudless, bright
Synonyms: clarion, crystal, fair, fine, halcyon, light, luminous, pleasant, rainless, shining, shiny, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded, undarkened, undimmed
Antonyms: cloudy, dark, dim, dull, fuzzy, gloomy, shadowy, unclear
Main Entry: gentle
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: mild, temperate in effect on senses
Synonyms: balmy, bland, calm, clement, delicate, easy, faint, feeble, gradual, halcyon, hushed, imperceptible, lenient, light, low, low-pitched, low-toned, mellow, mild, moderate, muted, peaceful, placid, quiet, sensitive, serene, slight, slow, smooth, soft, soothing, subdued, tender, tranquil, untroubled
Notes: genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature
Antonyms: harsh, loud, odorous, putrid, rough, sharp, strong
Main Entry: hopeful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: promising, auspicious
Synonyms: advantageous, arousing, beneficial, bright, cheerful, cheering, conducive, convenient, elating, encouraging, enlivening, exciting, expeditious, fair, favorable, fine, fit, flattering, fortifying, fortunate, golden, good, gracious, halcyon, heartening, helpful, inspiring, inspiriting, likely, lucky, opportune, pleasant, pleasing, probable, promiseful, propitious, providential, reasonable, reassuring, roseate, rosy, rousing, stirring, suitable, sunny, timely, uplifting, well-timed
Notes: hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best
Antonyms: desperate, hopeless, inauspicious, pointless, unpromising, wretched
Main Entry: idyllic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: perfect; extremely pleasant
Synonyms: arcadian, bucolic, charming, comfortable, halcyon, heavenly, ideal, idealized, out-of-this-world, pastoral, peaceful, picturesque, pleasing, rustic, unspoiled
Notes: idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects
Antonyms: bad, disagreeble, flawed, imperfect
Main Entry: peaceful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: friendly, serene
Synonyms: all quiet, amicable, at peace, bloodless, calm, collected, composed, constant, easeful, equable, free from strife, gentle, halcyon, harmonious, irenic, level, mellow, neutral, neutralist, nonbelligerent, nonviolent, on friendly terms, on good terms, pacifistic, peace-loving, peaceable, placatory, placid, quiet, restful, smooth, sociable, steady, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, without hostility
Notes: peaceful means 'characterized by peace, in a state of peace or tranquility'; peaceable means 'disposed toward peace, inclined toward peacefulness'
Antonyms: clamorous, disturbed, excited, noisy, turbulent, unfriendly, violent
Main Entry: placid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: calm, mild
Synonyms: collected, composed, cool as a cucumber, cool*, detached, easygoing, equable, even, even-tempered, gentle, halcyon, hushed, imperturbable, irenic, peaceful, poised, quiet, restful, self-possessed, serene, still, tranquil
Antonyms: agitated, excited
Main Entry: prosperous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: successful, thriving
Synonyms: affluent, blooming, booming, comfortable, doing well, easy, flourishing, fortunate, halcyon, in clover, in the money, lousy rich, lucky, main-line, money to burn, moneyed, on top of heap, opulent, palmy, prospering, rich, roaring, robust, sitting pretty, snug, substantial, upper-class, uptown, wealthy, well, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
Antonyms: failing, losing, poor, unprosperous, unsuccessful
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