golden adj

1 having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: aureate, gilded, gilt, gold]

2 marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: halcyon, prosperous]

3 made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: gold, gilded]

4 supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: favored, fortunate]

5 suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"

6 very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity" [syn: favorable]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊldən

Adjective

1. Made of, or relating to gold.

   She wore a golden crown.

2. Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.

   Under a golden sun.

3. Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.

   The Renaissance was a golden era.

4. Advantageous or very favourable.

   This is a golden opportunity

5. Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.

   It's not long until our golden wedding.

Derived terms

• golden age
• golden-ager
• golden Alexanders
• golden anniversary
• golden aster
• golden balls
• golden boot
• golden boy
• golden brown
• golden calf
• golden chain
• golden club
• Golden Delicious
• golden eagle
• goldeneye
• Golden Fleece
• Golden Gate Bridge
• golden girl
• golden glow
• golden hamster
• golden handcuffs
• golden handshake
• golden hello
• Golden Horseshoe
• golden jubilee
• golden lion tamarin
• golden mean
• golden nematode
• golden oldie
• golden opportunity
• golden oriole
• golden parachute
• golden pheasant
• golden plover
• golden rectangle
• golden retriever
• golden rice
• golden robin
• goldenrod
• golden rule
• goldenseal
• golden section
• golden share
• golden shiner
• golden shower
• Golden State
• golden syrup
• golden ticket
• golden triangle
• golden wattle
• golden wedding, golden wedding anniversary
• golden years

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

golden

1. golden, gold-coloured

Golden means made of, or relating to gold.

Golden can refer to:

Color

• Gold (color), an orangish yellow color

Mathematics

• The Golden Ratio

Philosophy

• Golden mean (philosophy), the felicitous middle between the extremes of excess and deficiency

Geography

*Golden, British Columbia

• Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia), a neighbourhood of Richmond
• Golden, County Tipperary, an historic village on the River Suir
• Golden, Colorado, a suburb of Denver
• Golden, Illinois
• Golden Township, Michigan
• Golden, Mississippi
• Golden, Missouri

Music

• Golden (band), an American rock band
• Golden (CD/DVD), a 2004 album by American rock band Failure
• Golden (song), a 2007 song by German pop group Monrose
• Golden (song), by Fall Out Boy from the Infinity On High album
• Golden (song), by My Morning Jacket from the It Still Moves album

Other uses

• Golden (name), a family name
• Golden Retriever, a breed of dog
• Golden Eagle, a species of eagle
• Golden Systems Electronics, a Dubai-based IT components distributing company
• Golden Computer Arcade, a computer mall in Hong Kong
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, also known as the Gaura (Golden One), a 15th-century Hindu monk and social reformer
• Molson Golden, a brand of beer
• Golden Telecom, a Russian telecommunication company
• Golden Fleece, a Greek mythology item

See also

• Gold (disambiguation)

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