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Meaning of 'golden' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Golden [ a.]
- Made of gold; consisting of gold.
- Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
- Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.

Meaning of 'golden' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . golden [ s]
Meaning (1):
- presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
Example in sentence:
  • a favorable time to ask for a raise;
  • a prosperous moment to make a decision;
  • lucky stars
Meaning (2):
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Example in sentence:
  • a gold carpet;
  • long aureate (or golden) hair
Meaning (3):
- marked by peace and prosperity
Example in sentence:
  • a golden era;
  • the halcyon days of the clipper trade
Meaning (4):
- suggestive of gold
Example in sentence:
  • a golden voice
Meaning (5):
- supremely favored
Example in sentence:
  • fortunate son;
  • golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust
Meaning (6):
- made from or covered with gold
Example in sentence:
  • gilded icons;
  • gold coins;
  • the gold dome of the Capitol;
  • the golden calf

Nearby Words:

gold gold-beaten gold-beating gold-bound gold-hammer goldcrest goldcup golde golden-eye golden-rod

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