heyday
/ˈheɪdeɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
Example Sentences
- "The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive."
- "Must your hot ytch and plurisie of lust, The heyday of your luxury, be fedd Up to a surfeite, and could none but I Be pickt out to be cloake to your close tricks, Your belly-sports?"
- "She started learning the craft at age 13 from her father, who founded the family's tile business, Kam Fat Mahjong, in 1962. Masters who would visit Hong Kong during its manufacturing heyday in the 1970s and 80s also shared their techniques and trained apprentices."
- "There has been a marked shift in viewing habits since the channels’ heyday, with music videos now more commonly consumed on YouTube and social media rather than television."
- ""Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together.""
- ""Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c.""
Etymology
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.