/ Dictionary / Index Y Yeats: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Yeats Pronunciation: (yāts), [key] 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yeats (Thesaurus) yeasty yech Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language