Antonyms for yester-years

Grammar : Noun

Spell : yes-ter-yeer, -yeer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, -ˌyɪər

Definition of yester-years

Origin : coined 1870 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from yester(day) + year to translate French antan (from Vulgar Latin *anteannum "the year before") in a refrain by François Villon: Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan? which Rossetti rendered "But where are the snows of yesteryear?"

As in past : noun time gone by
As in good old days : noun times of old considered better than present
As in yesteryear : noun time elapsed
As in history : noun past events, experiences

Example sentences :

"I want you to marry me right away," he went on, but not with that amazing confidence of yester-years.
Extract from : « From the Housetops » by George Barr McCutcheon

Synonyms for yester-years

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