the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
time noun (time and temporal relations)
heydays
bloom | blossom | efflorescence | flower | flush | glory days [plural] | peak | prime
alteration of heyda (1520s), exclamation of playfulness or surprise, something...
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the time of most power, popularity, vigour, etc; prime (9 of 479 words, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
may refer to: Heyday (The Church album), a 1986 album by The Church | Heyday (Fairport Convention album), a 1987 album by Fairport Convention | Heyday (horse) (born 1987), a horse that competed in the sport of eventing | Heyday (novel), a historical... (40 of 123 words, 7 definitions)
[archaic, used to express elation or wonder] (7 of 20 words, pronunciation)
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[archaic] high spirits | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity (12 of 109 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example)
the time of greatest health, vigor, success, prosperity, etc.; prime | [archaic] used to express surprise, joy, or wonder (18 of 53 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
the period of time when a person, idea, or object is most successful or popular (15 of 49 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour (13 of 48 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime. | [archaic] high spirits. | "heyday" : [archaic] : (used as an exclamation of ... (23 of 41 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
A period of success, popularity or power; prime. | A lively greeting. (11 of 41 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example)
the most successful or popular period of someone or something (10 of 34 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime. (9 of 27 words, pronunciation)
the reproductive portion of any plant in the division Magnoliophyta, commonly called flowering plants or angiosperms. As popularly used, the term ... (21 of 1051 words, 15 images)
name for the specialized part of a plant containing the reproductive organs, applied to angiosperms only. A flower may be thought of as a modified, ... (25 of 455 words)
the time of somebody's or something's greatest success, popularity, or power (11 of 36 words, pronunciation)
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First use: late 16th century
Origin: alteration of heyda (1520s), exclamation of playfulness or surprise, something like Modern English hurrah, apparently an extended form ... (21 of 55 etymology words)
Origin: Late 16th century, from earlier heyda (1520s), as exclamation - compare hey, hei. Sense "period of success, vigor" from 1751, which respelt as heyday based on unrelated day (as "period of time") - compare day in the sun.
Origin: Middle English hei dai, full daylight, well on in the day from hei, "high" + dai, "day" | earlier heyda probably from (or ... (22 of 33 etymology words)
First use: late 16th century
Origin: (denoting good spirits or passion): from archaic heyday!, an exclamation of joy, surprise, etc.
Origin: Perhaps alteration of heyda, exclamation of pleasure, probably alteration of Middle English hey, hey.
First use: 16th century
Origin: probably based on hey
First use: 1599
Origin: irregular from hey
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First use: 13th century
Origin: Middle English
First use: Late 16th century
Origin: obsolete heyda "hurrah", origin ?, by association with day
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