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golden

gol·den

UK/ˈɡəʊldən/ US/ˈɡoʊldən/ common slang uk

adjective

1.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

  • “long aureate (or golden) hair”
  • “a gold carpet”
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2.

marked by peace and prosperity

  • “a golden era”
  • “the halcyon days of the clipper trade”
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3.

made from or covered with gold

  • “gold coins”
  • “the gold dome of the Capitol”
  • “the golden calf”
  • “gilded icons”
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4.

supremely favored or fortunate

  • “golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust”
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5.

suggestive of gold

  • “a golden voice”
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6.

very favorable or advantageous

  • “a golden opportunity”
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Origin

From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden ("golden"; > English gilden), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold + -en. Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). Doublet of gilden. More at gold.

Phrases

  • a golden key can open any door
  • African golden wolf
  • American golden plover
  • Asian golden cat
  • Asiatic golden cat
  • Eurasian golden plover
  • golden age
  • golden ager

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