Meaning

2 senses
  1. A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

    The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.

    Blütezeit

    расцве́тrascvét, зени́тzenít, лу́чшая пора́lúčšaja porá

    ро́зквітrózkvit

  2. (archaic)An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic.

More definitions
  • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Examples

5 sentences
  1. We are in the heyday of youth.

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  2. My sons are in the heyday of youth.

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  3. It's not an upmarket resort, but rather a down-at-heel one whose heyday has long since past.

    deMan hat hier keinen Urlaubsort der gehobenen Klasse mehr, sondern vielmehr einen heruntergekommenen, dessen Blütezeit längst der Vergangenheit angehört.

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  4. Known for his temper as much as his talent, Tom was capable of both brilliance and rubbish in his heyday.

    ruИзвестный в равной степени темпераментом и талантом, Том в лучшие годы выдавал и шедевры, и шелуху.

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  5. The heyday of the Romans is over.

    deDie Hochzeit der Römer ist vorbei.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a period of success, popularity or power:
Русский
By meaning 1
a period of success, popularity or power:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a period of success, popularity or power:

Origin

Late 16th century, from earlier heyda (1520s), as exclamation; compare hey, hei and Swedis

Late 16th century, from earlier heyda (1520s), as exclamation; compare hey, hei and Swedish hej då. Sense “period of success, vigor” is a reanalysis as heyday based on unrelated day (as “period of time”) – compare day in the sun.

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Forms

plural: heydays

Synonyms

12 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
RelatedheyA2

See also

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