heydayとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɪdeɪ/
• 韻: -eɪdeɪ

名詞

heyday (複数形 heydays)

1. A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

   The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.

   • 1633, John Ford, 'Tis Pity Shee's a Whoore, page 86:

     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?

2. (archaic) An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic.

同意語

• day in the sun
• golden age
• golden years

関連する語

• hey

間投詞

heyday

1. A lively greeting.
   • 1798, Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey:

     "Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together."

2. (obsolete) An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
   • 1600, Ben Jonson - Cynthia's Revels :

     "Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c."

   • 1633, John Ford, The Broken Heart, page 252:

     Bass. Heydey! good words, good words, I must beleeue'em And be a Coxcombe for my labor.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

     Here Jones, having ordered a servant to show a room above stairs, was ascending, when the dishevelled fair, hastily following, was laid hold on by the master of the house, who cried, “Heyday, where is that beggar wench going? Stay below stairs, I desire you.”

同意語

• (greeting): See Thesaurus:hello
• (expression of wonder): See Thesaurus:wow

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