halcyon days
Peaceful prosperous period
Halcyon days are a period of peace, prosperity, and happiness—typically remembered nostalgically: She often spoke of the halcyon days before the war.
The phrase comes from an ancient belief that kingfishers (halcyons) nested on the sea during a windless calm in midwinter.
Now it simply evokes an idealized past: the halcyon days of their youth.
Period of peak prosperity
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- youthState of being immature
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- carefreeFree from anxiety
innocence · memory · wistful · yesteryear · simpler times · glory days · heyday · prime
golden age
Period of peak prosperity
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- youthState of being immature
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
carefree · innocence · memory · wistful · yesteryear · simpler times · glory days · heyday · prime · salad days
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- fruitfulProducing abundant results
bountiful · abundant · productive · fertile · rich · plentiful · heyday · peak · zenith · apex
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
placid · restful · untroubled · gentle · harmony · pastoral · blissful · contented · mellow · stillness
- golden daysglory days, golden age, golden era, golden period, golden years
- golden erasgolden age, heyday, peak, prime, pinnacle
- nostalgianostalgia, nostalgic, memories, memory, remember
- youth sayingsfountain of youth, salad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart
- idealsideal, utopia, archetypes, models, paradise
halcyon dayshard times
Period of difficulty
dark days · dark ages · bad times · tough times · dog days