golden
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡəʊl.dən/
ipa: [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩]
ipa: /ˈɡoʊl.dən/
ipa: [ˈɡəɫ.dn̩]
rhymes: -əʊldən
Forms: form: more golden
form: goldener
form: most golden
form: goldenest
form: goulden
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: She wore a golden crown.
text: And now the concern which Partridge felt at being obliged to quit the warm chimney-corner, and a cup of excellent liquor, was somewhat compensated by hearing that he was to proceed no farther on foot, for Jones, by golden arguments, had prevailed with the boy to attend him back to the inn whither he had before conducted Sophia […]
ref: 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
glosses: Made of, or relating to, gold.
examples: text: Under a golden sun.
glosses: Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.
glosses: Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric.
examples: text: The Renaissance was a golden era.
text: the Golden Horseshoe
text: O Partridge! could I hope once again to see that face; but, alas! all those golden dreams are vanished for ever, and my only refuge from future misery is to forget the object of all my former happiness.
ref: 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
glosses: Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
examples: text: This is a golden opportunity
text: ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.
ref: 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Advantageous or very favourable.
examples: text: It's not long until our golden wedding.
glosses: Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
examples: text: After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
glosses: Relating to the elderly or retired.
examples: text: Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.
ref: 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin, →ISBN, page 28:
text: Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.
ref: 2009, Mark Wiskup, Presentation S.O.S.: From Perspiration to Persuasion in 9 Easy Steps, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
text: If all of the marks line up perfectly, then you're golden, and you can continue on with finishing up the installation.
ref: 2011, Wayne R. Dempsey, 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster, Motorbooks, →ISBN, page 68:
text: I arrived pretty late, but you didn't seem to mind / We are not the first, but we are golden tonight
ref: 2025, “Grown Ups”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), More, performed by Pulp:
glosses: Fine, without problems.
Synonyms: sense: color of or like gold
word: goldish § Synonyms
Derived terms: a golden key can open any door
American golden plover
Asian golden cat
Asiatic golden cat
engolden
Eurasian golden plover
golden age
golden-ager
golden ager
golden alexanders
golden Alexanders
golden alga
golden alison
golden alyssum
golden-and-silver honeysuckle
golden anniversary
golden apple
golden arches
golden aster
goldenback
golden balls
golden bamboo
Golden Banana
golden bandicoot
golden BB
golden beardgrass
golden beetle
golden berry
goldenberry
Golden Bible
golden-billed saltator
golden billion
golden birthday
golden boot
golden boy
golden-breasted fulvetta
golden brown
golden bull
golden calf
goldencarpet
golden chain
golden-chain
golden-chain tree
golden chain tree
golden-cheeked warbler
Golden Chersonese
golden child
golden chinquapin
golden club
golden coin turtle
golden-collared honeycreeper
golden-collared manakin
golden conebush
golden contact
golden crab
Golden Crescent
golden-crested wren
golden-crowned spadebill
golden-crowned warbler
golden cup
golden-cup oak
golden currant
golden cypress
Golden Delicious
golden dewdrop
golden doodle
golden duck
golden dyssodia
golden eagle
golden ear
golden egg
golden egg bug
golden era
goldeneye
golden-eyed
goldenface
golden falcon name
Golden Fleece
golden fruit dove
goldengage
Golden Gate Bridge
golden girl
golden girls
golden glow
golden goal
golden goodbye
golden goose
golden grease
golden-haired
golden hamster
golden handcuffs
golden handshake
golden hawksbeard
golden-headed cisticola
golden hello
Golden Horde
Golden Horn
Golden Horseshoe
Golden Horus name
golden hour
golden image
goldenish
golden jackal
golden jade
golden jelly fungus
golden jubilee
golden kelp
golden king crab
golden lace
golden larch
golden lion tamarin
goldenly
golden-mantled ground squirrel
golden marcasite
golden master
golden mean
golden mediocrity
golden milk
golden mole
golden monkey
golden-naped finch
golden nematode
goldenness
golden number
golden oldie
golden opinions
golden opportunity
golden oriole
golden pair
golden palace monkey
golden palm civet
golden parachute
golden parakeet
golden passport
golden pea
golden penda
golden perch
golden pheasant
Golden Plains
golden plates
golden plover
golden pompano
golden pothos
golden potto
golden rain
golden-rain
golden-rain tree
golden rain tree
golden raisin
golden ratio
golden record
golden rectangle
golden retriever
Golden Ribbon
golden rice
golden robin
goldenrod
golden rule
golden sand-eater
golden saxifrage
goldenseal
golden section
golden set
golden share
golden shiner
golden-shouldered parrot
golden shower
golden shower boy
golden shower queen
golden shower tree
golden silk orb-weaver
golden skirt
golden slam
golden sombrero
golden spice
golden spike
golden spiral
goldensprog
Golden Square Mile
golden staph
golden star tunicate
Golden State
golden sulphur
golden syrup
goldentail
golden thistle
golden thread
golden ticket
golden time
golden toad
golden-tongued
goldentop
golden tortoise beetle
golden touch
golden triangle
Golden Triangle
Golden Trio
golden-tuft alyssum
golden-tuft madwort
golden twanger
Golden Valley
Golden Valley County
golden visa
golden wand
goldenware
golden wattle
golden wedding
golden wedding anniversary
goldenweed
Golden Week
golden whistler
golden wonder killifish
goldeny
golden yarrow
golden years
golden-yellow
green-golden
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Knight of the Golden Circle
mangrove golden whistler
Mission golden-eyed treefrog
Mombasa golden starburst tarantula
red-legged golden orb-weaver spider
silence is golden
speech is silver, silence is golden
ungolden