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golden

1

[ gohl-duhn ]

adjective

  1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow:

    golden hair.

  2. made or consisting of gold:

    golden earrings.

  3. exceptionally valuable, advantageous, or fine:

    a golden opportunity.

  4. having glowing vitality; radiant:

    golden youth.

  5. full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor:

    golden hours;

    a golden era of exploration.

    Synonyms: , ,

  6. highly talented and favored; destined for success:

    television's golden boy.

  7. richly soft and smooth:

    a golden voice.

  8. indicating the fiftieth event of a series:

    a golden wedding anniversary.



Golden

2

[ gohl-duhn ]

noun

  1. a city in central Colorado.

golden

/ ˈɡəʊə /

adjective

  1. of the yellowish or brownish-yellow metallic colour of gold

    golden hair

  2. made from or largely consisting of gold

    a golden statue

  3. happy or prosperous

    golden days

  4. sometimes capital (of anniversaries) the 50th in a series

    golden wedding

    Golden Jubilee

  5. informal.
    very successful or destined for success

    the golden girl of tennis

  6. extremely valuable or advantageous

    a golden opportunity

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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZԲԱ, noun
  • ˈDZԱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • DZIJ· adverb
  • DZIJ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·DZIJ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of golden1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English; gold + -en 2
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Chef Dale Talde, an accomplished and decorated chef with a cookbook, various restaurants, two appearances in the golden era of "Top Chef" and numerous Food Network appearances, also happens to also a grilling aficionado.

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Malta's so-called golden passport scheme that lets people become citizens through financial investment is contrary to European law, the EU's top court has ruled.

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She rode the horseshoe back to the main stage and did “Tyrant” astride a golden mechanical bull accompanied by two bull heads on swiveling robot arms.

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“It’s like golden handcuffs because where do you find a salary that matches what you had?”

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And I considered what happened to be a golden opportunity to finish what I wanted to say in the series — without censorship,” Hajjo said.

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