salad days
salad days · salad dayses
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A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealismA period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.
» What fools men are in their salad days.
Wie dämlich sind Menschen in ihrer Jugend. — Esperantostern
Які ж люди дурні в молодості. — Internecivus
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1 senses(idiomatic, plural, plural only)A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.
More definitions
- the best time of youth
Examples
1 sentencesWhat fools men are in their salad days.
Які ж люди дурні в молодості. — Internecivus
deWie dämlich sind Menschen in ihrer Jugend. — Esperantostern
Origin
Coined by William Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra around 1607, see quotations.Coined by William Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra around 1607, see quotations.
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Forms
plural: salad dayses| Singular | salad days |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the best time of youth:bloombloom of youth