halcyon

/ˈhæɫsiən/

denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy

halcyon in a sentence

“He looked back on the halcyon days of his youth.”

Greek halkuōn kingfisher (from mythical bird that calmed the sea)

Related Words

bygone

belonging to an earlier time

epoch

a particular period of time marked by distinctive features

era

a long and distinct period of history

aeon

an indefinitely long period of time; an age

millennium

a period of a thousand years

antiquity

the ancient past, especially before the Middle Ages