golden Definition
golden (gōl′dən)
adjective
- made of, containing, or yielding gold
- having the color and luster of gold; bright-yellow
- very valuable or precious; excellent
- prosperous and joyful; flourishing
- favorable; auspicious a golden opportunity
- marking or celebrating the 50th year a golden anniversary
- gifted in a way that promises future success a golden boy
- 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.
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