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Meaning of HEYDAY

Pronunciation:  'heydey

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
 

HEYDAY is a 6 letter word that starts with H.

 

 Synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, peak, prime
 
 See Also: period, period of time, time period

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Hey"day`\, interj. [Cf. G. heida, or hei da, D. hei
    daar. Cf. {Hey}, and {There}.]
    An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of
    wonder. --B. Jonson.
    
    
  2. \Hey"day`\, n. [Prob. for. high day. See High, and
    {Day}.]
    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.
    
    
 

 

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