of the yellowish or brownish-yellow metallic colour of gold: golden hair made from or largely consisting of gold: a golden statue happy or prosperous: golden days - (sometimes capital)
(of anniversaries) the 50th in a series: Golden Jubilee, golden wedding very successful or destined for success: the golden girl of tennis extremely valuable or advantageous: a golden opportunity
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gold•en /ˈgoʊldən/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of the color of gold:golden hair.
- made or consisting of gold:golden earrings.
- exceptionally valuable or advantageous:a golden opportunity.
- having glowing vitality:golden youth.
- of mellow, advanced age:golden years.
- highly talented and favored:television's golden boy.
- richly resonant:a golden voice.
- indicating the 50th event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
gold•en
(gōl′dən),USA pronunciation adj.
gold′en•ly, adv.
gold′en•ness, n.
Gold•en (gōl′dən),USA pronunciation n.
- bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold;
of the color of gold;
yellow:golden hair. - made or consisting of gold:golden earrings.
- exceptionally valuable, advantageous, or fine:a golden opportunity.
- having glowing vitality;
radiant:golden youth. - full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor:golden hours; a golden era of exploration.
- highly talented and favored;
destined for success:television's golden boy. - richly soft and smooth:a golden voice.
- indicating the fiftieth event of a series:a golden wedding anniversary.
- 1225–75; Middle English; see gold, -en2
gold′en•ness, n.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . splendid, glorious, joyous.
Gold•en (gōl′dən),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in central Colorado. 12,237.
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