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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
“Every time Chad loses his shirt, have a sip of wine, beer or eat a cookie,” he laughs over Zoom, as one hand brushes his golden strands behind his ear.
In life it would have been about 2 m in wingspan, similar to that of large birds like the golden eagle.
What did she see in him beyond his golden good looks, artistry and generic sweetness?
Both promise that they are working towards a new golden age for their countries.
In her golden years, White appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, hosted “Saturday Night Live” and became a social media darling with a new audience of young fans.
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