springtime

1 a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement a springtime of entrepreneurship in the old Soviet bloc after the fall of the Iron Curtain Synonyms blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, high noon, prime, salad days, bloomRelated Words autumn, Indian summer; blooming, blossoming, efflorescence, flowering; acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith; glory, grandeur, splendor; belle epoque (or belle époque), golden age, silver age; comeback, recovery, revivialNear Antonyms decay, decline, downfall; bottom, nadir; shriveling (or shrivelling), wilting, withering

2 the state or time of being a child a man in the winter of his life reminiscing about his springtime and wondering where all the years went Synonyms nonage, childhood, youthRelated Words boyhood, girlhood, toddlerhood; adolescence, juvenescence, minority; immaturity, juvenility; babyhood, infancyNear Antonyms majority; middle age, midlife; senectitude, sunset, winterAntonyms adulthood