heydayn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈheɪdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈheɪˌdeɪ/

Forms: Also 1500s hayday, 1700s hay day.

Etymology: Of uncertain origin; perhaps connected with heyday int. The second element does not seem to have been the word day , though in later use often identified with it: see sense 2.

1. State of exaltation or excitement of the spirits or passions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] > a state of excitement

heydayc1590

furor1704

feveret1712

kippage1808

raptus1845

take-on1893

gale1894

excitedness1934

up1966

c1590 Sir Thomas More (1844) 41 To be greate..when the thred of hayday is once spoun, A bottom great woond vpp greatly vndoun.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 68 At your age The heyday in the blood is tame, it's humble.

1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore iv. sig. G4 ^v Must your hot ytch and plurisie of lust, The heyday of your luxury be fedd Vp to a surfeite.

1781 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor i. i. 1 A merry peal puts my spirits quite in a hey-day.

1794 R. Southey Wat Tyler i. i Ay, we were young, No cares had quell'd the heyday of the blood.

1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 54 Checked in these souls the turbulent heyday.

a. The stage or period when excited feeling is at its height; the height, zenith, or acme of anything which excites the feelings; the flush or full bloom, or stage of fullest vigour, of youth, enjoyment, prosperity, or the like. Often associated with day, and taken as the most flourishing or exalted time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > time of prosperity

highOE

golden age1561

halcyon days1570

gilded age1655

heyday1751

high point1787

millennium1821

palmy days1837

up1843

clover summer1866

flower-time1873

belle époque1910

glory-days1956

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [noun]

flowering agec1400

pridec1475

blooming-time1495

flower?1507

season?1507

day1546

flourishing years?1555

golden years1559

vigour1563

consistent age1574

prime1574

May moon1576

acme1579

Maya1586

flourish1597

May month1600

consistencea1613

May morna1616

constant age1620

high daya1625

blouth1643

flourishing age1737

heyday1751

floruit1843

bloom-hour1850

blossom-time1860

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lxxi. 262 Our imperious youth..was now in the heyday of his blood.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 24 I was interrupted in the hey-day of this soliloquy, with a voice.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 167 To travel it through..the sweetest part of France—in the hey-day of the vintage.

1807 Salmagundi 25 Apr. 164 In the good old times that saw my aunt in the hey-day of youth.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iii. 73 In his heyday he had a small estate, which he had spent like a gentleman.

1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. xvii. 154 In the flush and heyday of youth, of gaiety, and loveliness.

1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion II. iv. ii The heyday of life is over with him.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 232 In the bloom and heyday of the young world's prime.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xiv. 346 He was no more than thirty-six, in the hey-day of his powers.

b. attributive. Of or pertaining to the heyday of youth; (also) belonging to a festive or gala day.

ΚΠ

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber i. 10 All the hey-day Expences of a modish Man of Fortune.

1792 J. Budworth Fortnight's Ramble Lakes viii. 44 A man with his hayday dress..is passing over the bridge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

heydayint.

Brit.

/ˈheɪdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈheɪˌdeɪ/

Forms: 1500s–1600s heyda, (1500s hoighdagh, hoy day, 1500s–1600s hoyda, hoyday, 1600s hoida), 1500s–1700s hey day, (1600s hay da, ha day, 1700s heigh-day), 1600s– hey-day, 1700s– heyday. See also highday int.

Etymology: apparently a compound of hey int.; the second element is of doubtful origin, but at length identified with day. The early heyda agrees in form, but less in sense, with German ˈheida, heiˈda = hey there!: compare also German ˈheidi, heiˈdi.

An exclamation denoting frolicsomeness, gaiety, surprise, wonder, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection]

ahaa1400

ocha1522

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

gossea1556

ay me!1591

o (also oh) rare!1596

law1598

strangec1670

lack-a-day1695

stap my vitals1697

alackaday1705

prodigious1707

my word1722

(by) golly1743

gosh1757

Dear me!1805

Madre de Dios1815

Great Jove!1819

I snum1825

crikey1826

my eye1826

crackey1830

snakes1839

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

whoops1870

this beats my grandmother1883

wow1892

great balls of fire1893

oo-er1909

zowiec1913

crimes1929

yowa1943

wowee1963

Madre mia!1964

yikes1971

whee1978

chingas1984

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > exclamations of merriment [interjection]

hey?1520

heydaya1529

nonny-nonny1533

a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Ci^v Court. Ab. Rutty bully Ioly rutterkyn heyda.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Heyda or hey, euax.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iii. sig. E.ij Hoighdagh, if faire fine mistresse Custance sawe you now.

1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor iii. iv. sig. G4^v Hoyday, heare is stuffe.

1607 Fayre Mayde of Exchange in T. Heywood Wks. (1874) II. 11 Hoida; come up.

1621 B. Jonson Masque of Augures 109 Hey-da, what Hans Flvtterkin is this? what do's this Dutchman build, or talke of?

1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal ii. 18 Hey day, hey day! I know not what to do, nor what to say.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 171. ⁋3 I go no further than, Say you so, Sir? Indeed! Heyday!

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 162 Hey-day, why so nimble, and so fast? said she.

1780 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) X. 164 Heigh-day! What has this to do here?

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) vii. 77 Heyday!..Pray, what does he want with me?

1855 C. Kingsley Theseus in Heroes ii. (1856) 184 Hey~day, we are all masters here.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heyday
释义	heydayn.adj. Brit. /ˈheɪdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈheɪˌdeɪ/ Forms: Also 1500s hayday, 1700s hay day. Etymology: Of uncertain origin; perhaps connected with heyday int. The second element does not seem to have been the word day , though in later use often identified with it: see sense 2. 1. State of exaltation or excitement of the spirits or passions. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] > a state of excitement heydayc1590 furor1704 feveret1712 kippage1808 raptus1845 take-on1893 gale1894 excitedness1934 up1966 c1590 Sir Thomas More (1844) 41 To be greate..when the thred of hayday is once spoun, A bottom great woond vpp greatly vndoun. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 68 At your age The heyday in the blood is tame, it's humble. 1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore iv. sig. G4 ^v Must your hot ytch and plurisie of lust, The heyday of your luxury be fedd Vp to a surfeite. 1781 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor i. i. 1 A merry peal puts my spirits quite in a hey-day. 1794 R. Southey Wat Tyler i. i Ay, we were young, No cares had quell'd the heyday of the blood. 1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 54 Checked in these souls the turbulent heyday. 2. a. The stage or period when excited feeling is at its height; the height, zenith, or acme of anything which excites the feelings; the flush or full bloom, or stage of fullest vigour, of youth, enjoyment, prosperity, or the like. Often associated with day, and taken as the most flourishing or exalted time. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > time of prosperity highOE golden age1561 halcyon days1570 gilded age1655 heyday1751 high point1787 millennium1821 palmy days1837 up1843 clover summer1866 flower-time1873 belle époque1910 glory-days1956 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [noun] flowering agec1400 pridec1475 blooming-time1495 flower?1507 season?1507 day1546 flourishing years?1555 golden years1559 vigour1563 consistent age1574 prime1574 May moon1576 acme1579 Maya1586 flourish1597 May month1600 consistencea1613 May morna1616 constant age1620 high daya1625 blouth1643 flourishing age1737 heyday1751 floruit1843 bloom-hour1850 blossom-time1860 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lxxi. 262 Our imperious youth..was now in the heyday of his blood. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 24 I was interrupted in the hey-day of this soliloquy, with a voice. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 167 To travel it through..the sweetest part of France—in the hey-day of the vintage. 1807 Salmagundi 25 Apr. 164 In the good old times that saw my aunt in the hey-day of youth. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iii. 73 In his heyday he had a small estate, which he had spent like a gentleman. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. xvii. 154 In the flush and heyday of youth, of gaiety, and loveliness. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion II. iv. ii The heyday of life is over with him. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 232 In the bloom and heyday of the young world's prime. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xiv. 346 He was no more than thirty-six, in the hey-day of his powers. b. attributive. Of or pertaining to the heyday of youth; (also) belonging to a festive or gala day. ΚΠ 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber i. 10 All the hey-day Expences of a modish Man of Fortune. 1792 J. Budworth Fortnight's Ramble Lakes viii. 44 A man with his hayday dress..is passing over the bridge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). heydayint. Brit. /ˈheɪdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈheɪˌdeɪ/ Forms: 1500s–1600s heyda, (1500s hoighdagh, hoy day, 1500s–1600s hoyda, hoyday, 1600s hoida), 1500s–1700s hey day, (1600s hay da, ha day, 1700s heigh-day), 1600s– hey-day, 1700s– heyday. See also highday int. Etymology: apparently a compound of hey int.; the second element is of doubtful origin, but at length identified with day. The early heyda agrees in form, but less in sense, with German ˈheida, heiˈda = hey there!: compare also German ˈheidi, heiˈdi. An exclamation denoting frolicsomeness, gaiety, surprise, wonder, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection] ahaa1400 ocha1522 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 gossea1556 ay me!1591 o (also oh) rare!1596 law1598 strangec1670 lack-a-day1695 stap my vitals1697 alackaday1705 prodigious1707 my word1722 (by) golly1743 gosh1757 Dear me!1805 Madre de Dios1815 Great Jove!1819 I snum1825 crikey1826 my eye1826 crackey1830 snakes1839 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 whoops1870 this beats my grandmother1883 wow1892 great balls of fire1893 oo-er1909 zowiec1913 crimes1929 yowa1943 wowee1963 Madre mia!1964 yikes1971 whee1978 chingas1984 the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > exclamations of merriment [interjection] hey?1520 heydaya1529 nonny-nonny1533 a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Ci^v Court. Ab. Rutty bully Ioly rutterkyn heyda. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Heyda or hey, euax. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iii. sig. E.ij Hoighdagh, if faire fine mistresse Custance sawe you now. 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor iii. iv. sig. G4^v Hoyday, heare is stuffe. View more context for this quotation 1607 Fayre Mayde of Exchange in T. Heywood Wks. (1874) II. 11 Hoida; come up. 1621 B. Jonson Masque of Augures 109 Hey-da, what Hans Flvtterkin is this? what do's this Dutchman build, or talke of? 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal ii. 18 Hey day, hey day! I know not what to do, nor what to say. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 171. ⁋3 I go no further than, Say you so, Sir? Indeed! Heyday! 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 162 Hey-day, why so nimble, and so fast? said she. 1780 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) X. 164 Heigh-day! What has this to do here? 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) vii. 77 Heyday!..Pray, what does he want with me? 1855 C. Kingsley Theseus in Heroes ii. (1856) 184 Hey~day, we are all masters here. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1590int.a1529
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