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heyday

hey·day
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hey-dey]
    • /ˈheɪˌdeɪ/
    • /ˈheɪ.deɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hey-dey]
    • /ˈheɪˌdeɪ/

Definitions of heyday word

  • noun heyday the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the vaudeville stars. 1
  • noun heyday Archaic. high spirits. 1
  • noun heyday The period of a person‘s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, or vigor. 1
  • noun heyday prime, greatest time 1
  • singular noun heyday Someone's heyday is the time when they are most powerful, successful, or popular. 0
  • noun heyday the time of most power, popularity, vigour, etc; prime 0

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Origin of heyday

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; variant of high day, apparently by confusion with heyday2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heyday

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heyday popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

heyday usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heyday

noun heyday

  • culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
  • pinnacle — a lofty peak.
  • acme — The acme of something is its highest point of achievement or excellence.
  • zenith — the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
  • height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.

Antonyms for heyday

noun heyday

  • nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
  • base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.

Top questions with heyday

  • what does heyday mean?
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