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View synonyms for golden mean
golden mean
noun
- the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
golden mean
golden mean
- The desirable middle ground between any two extremes, according to the philosophy of Aristotle .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of golden mean1
First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences
As long as we realize that, we may not get to the golden mean when we would like, but perhaps others will.
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I'm not for the golden mean in every instance; it's a way of exhorting to brutal selfishness.
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Priscilla, not knowing what to reply to Martine's fun, wisely chose the golden mean of silence.
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And vices are easier than virtue, extremes easier than the golden mean.
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It seems to us a sort of golden mean between the two extremes.
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This extreme also is avoided in man; in this, as in many other particulars, he holds the golden mean.
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