golden

[ gohl-duhn ]

/ ˈgoʊl dən /

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adjective

bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.

made or consisting of gold: golden earrings.

exceptionally valuable, advantageous, or fine: a golden opportunity.

having glowing vitality; radiant: golden youth.

full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor: golden hours; a golden era of exploration.

highly talented and favored; destined for success: television's golden boy.

richly soft and smooth: a golden voice.

indicating the fiftieth event of a series: a golden wedding anniversary.

OTHER WORDS FOR golden

5 splendid, glorious, joyous.

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Origin of golden

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; see origin at gold, -en²

OTHER WORDS FROM golden

gold·en·ly, adverbgold·en·ness, nounun·gold·en, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH golden

gilded, golden

Words nearby golden

goldcup, gold digger, gold digging, gold disc, gold dust, golden, golden age, golden ager, golden alexanders, golden aster, golden bantam corn

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Golden

[ gohl-duhn ]

/ ˈgoʊl dən /

noun

a city in central Colorado.

How to use golden in a sentence

The “golden spurtle” refers to both the traditional Scottish utensil specifically designed for porridge-stirring, as well as the shape of the trophy awarded to winners.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Bowl of Porridge|Clarissa Wei|September 11, 2020|Eater
Golden also expects lawmakers will more seriously debate reintroducing the state’s severance tax for timber companies.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry|by Tony Schick, OPB, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|September 2, 2020|ProPublica
However, there are signs that Asher’s golden touch may be fading.
The Candy Magnate Fueling Trump in Pennsylvania|Nick Fouriezos|August 23, 2020|Ozy
Language processing is now entering a kind of golden age, in which once impossible tasks are increasingly within reach.
Can A.I. understand poetry?|Jeremy Kahn|August 18, 2020|Fortune

The New York City Marathon — which would have celebrated its golden anniversary this year — and the never-before-canceled Boston Marathon are among the most well-known and highly anticipated races that have been nixed.
Canceled Races Aren’t Stopping Endurance Athletes From Setting Wild New Records|Anna Wiederkehr (anna.wiederkehr@abc.com)|July 20, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The former Virginia governor was once the golden boy of the GOP.
2014 Was a Delectably Good Year for Sleaze|Patricia Murphy|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Second Republic was also considered the another golden age for Korean Cinema.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the series was implausibly shut out by both the Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards|Kevin Fallon|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Congratulations on your Golden Globe nomination for Best Director.
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Centurus aurifrons dubius (Cabot): Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for golden

golden

/ (ˈɡəʊldən) /

adjective

of the yellowish or brownish-yellow metallic colour of goldgolden hair

made from or largely consisting of golda golden statue

happy or prosperousgolden days

(sometimes capital) (of anniversaries) the 50th in a seriesGolden Jubilee; golden wedding

informal very successful or destined for successthe golden girl of tennis

extremely valuable or advantageousa golden opportunity

Derived forms of golden

goldenly, adverbgoldenness, noun

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