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golden

1

[ gohl-duhn ]

adjective

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

    golden hair.

  2. made or consisting of gold:

    golden earrings.

  3. exceptionally valuable, advantageous, or fine:

    a golden opportunity.

  4. having glowing vitality; radiant:

    golden youth.

  5. full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor:

    golden hours;

    a golden era of exploration.

    Synonyms: joyous, glorious, splendid

  6. highly talented and favored; destined for success:

    television's golden boy.

  7. richly soft and smooth:

    a golden voice.

  8. indicating the fiftieth event of a series:

    a golden wedding anniversary.



Golden

2

[ gohl-duhn ]

noun

  1. a city in central Colorado.

golden

/ ˈɡəʊldən /

adjective

  1. of the yellowish or brownish-yellow metallic colour of gold

    golden hair

  2. made from or largely consisting of gold

    a golden statue

  3. happy or prosperous

    golden days

  4. sometimes capital (of anniversaries) the 50th in a series

    golden wedding

    Golden Jubilee

  5. informal.
    very successful or destined for success

    the golden girl of tennis

  6. extremely valuable or advantageous

    a golden opportunity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgoldenness, noun
  • ˈgoldenly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • golden·ly adverb
  • golden·ness noun
  • un·golden adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of golden1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English; gold + -en 2
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Example Sentences

In 2006, she earned a Golden Globe nomination in her starring role as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives.

From BBC

The band will play Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 13, the SAP Center in San Jose on Sept. 15 and the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Sept. 17.

“It’s going to be a golden era for Musk with Trump in the White House,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said.

Self-government, which he says would give way to a “golden era of conservative policy reform.”

From Salon

Andrew Joyce scored five goals and Jorge Aguilar Gomez added three for the third-seeded Golden Cougars.

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