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golden Definition

golden (gōldən)

adjective

  1. made of, containing, or yielding gold
  2. having the color and luster of gold; bright-yellow
  3. very valuable or precious; excellent
  4. prosperous and joyful; flourishing
  5. favorable; auspicious a golden opportunity
  6. marking or celebrating the 50th year a golden anniversary
  7. gifted in a way that promises future success a golden boy
  8. richly mellow, as a voice

Etymology: ME golden < gold (for earlier gilden)

golden Related Forms

gold·enly adverb gold·en·ness noun

golden Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • turn: Talk about the cycle of new life and how the leaves turn golden in autumn time before falling from the trees.
  • have: As an added bonus, this particular variety has golden, ferny leaves.
  • make: Experts and make golden clicked on the many produts available.
  • gleam: Patches of yellow lichen cover the ground at intervals, gleaming absolutely golden under the evening sun.

Modifies a noun

  • sand: Large expanse of golden sand, even at high tide.
  • eagle: What if golden eagles could fly round the world and talk Chinese, Japanese and English?
  • oldie: This isn't necessarily the case now - the charity regularly rehomes healthy golden oldies.
  • syrup: What to do Put three cans of golden syrup in the white bucket.
  • plover: Back on the coach a group of waders in a field were thought to be golden plover seen only by Dorothy.
  • beach: Margate The town of Margate is a typical English seaside resort with golden sand beaches.

Modifying Another Word

  • lightly: Add the bacon and continue to cook for a further 15 minutes stirring occasionally, until lightly golden.
  • truly: The least we can do is make their Golden years truly golden.
  • all: To the visitors it is all golden; for the hosts, it has another side.
  • just: As soon as the monkfish has started to brown, add the chopped shallots and cook until just golden.
  • not: It was the Snake, and was not golden, but black.
  • really: But she seemed to match the really Golden slave of Zelensky.

Preposition: in

color: The soap nuts are sticky and golden in color when removed changing to reddish brown when dried.