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Definition of Heyday
1. Noun. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Golden Age
Derivative terms: Blossom, Flush
Definition of Heyday
1. interj. An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
2. n. The time of triumph and exultation; hence, joy, high spirits, frolicsomeness; wildness.
Definition of Heyday
1. Noun. A period of success, popularity or power; prime. ¹
2. Interjection. A lively greeting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heyday
1. the period of one's greatest success [n -DAYS]
Medical Definition of Heyday
1. The time of triumph and exultation; hence, joy, high spirits, frolicsomeness; wildness. "The heyday in the blood is tame." (Shak) "In the heyday of their victories." (J. H. Newman) Origin: Prob. For. High day. See High, and Day. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heyday
Literary usage of Heyday
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"(E.) The 'heyday of youth' means the 'high day of youth.' The spelling hey is a
preservation of ME hey, the usual spelling oí high in the I4th century. ..."
2. English Literature During the Lifetime of Shakespeare by Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1910)
"CHAPTER XIV SHAKESPEARE, WEBSTER, AND THE heyday OF ROMANTIC TRAGEDY THE range
and variety of Elizabethan tragedy is almost that of the entire drama itself; ..."
3. French Civilization in the Nineteenth Century: A Historical Introduction by Albert Léon Guérard (1914)
"... mutual and simultaneous systems—The July monarchy—heyday of the University—The
College de France trio—Attacks of the Catholics against the monopoly— ..."
4. Memories of Eight Parliaments: Part I.--men; Part II.-- Manners by Sir Henry William Lucy (1908)
"THE heyday OF OBSTRUCTION. On Thursday, the 4th of February, 1881, the House of
Commons met under circumstances of extraordinary excitement. ..."
5. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1862)
"At your age The heyday of the blood is tame, it's humble, And waits upon the
judgment. In the same way Sw. hojta, to shout, explains E. hoit, to indulge in ..."
6. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine by William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone (1855)
"It is sad to see men in the full vigour of manhood, in the heyday of their health
and strength ... heyday ..."
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