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golden
1[ gohl-duhn ]
adjective
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.
Golden
2[ gohl-duhn ]
noun
- a city in central Colorado.
golden
/ ˈɡəʊldən /
adjective
- of the yellowish or brownish-yellow metallic colour of gold
golden hair
- made from or largely consisting of gold
a golden statue
- happy or prosperous
golden days
- sometimes capital (of anniversaries) the 50th in a series
golden wedding
Golden Jubilee
- informal.very successful or destined for success
the golden girl of tennis
- extremely valuable or advantageous
a golden opportunity
Derived Forms
- ˈgoldenness, noun
- ˈgoldenly, adverb
Other Words From
- golden·ly adverb
- golden·ness noun
- un·golden adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The networks recognized the value of younger viewers and ushered in a golden age of teen dramas like “Felicity” and “Dawson’s Creek.”
Mrs Brown was one of the Post Office’s golden girls before the era of Horizon.
Griffiths never beat Davis in seven Crucible encounters, but the two players were prominent characters in a golden era for snooker.
Many forest health experts view prescribed burns as the golden standard of forest health management tools.
The UFC is seen as the golden standard in MMA and victory over a former title challenger in the promotion in Santos, is a big indicator she would be at home there.
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