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Definition of Golden
1. Adjective. Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold. "A gold carpet"
2. Adjective. Marked by peace and prosperity. "The halcyon days of the clipper trade"
3. Adjective. Made from or covered with gold. "Gilded icons"
4. Adjective. Supremely favored. "Golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
5. Adjective. Suggestive of gold. "A golden voice"
6. Adjective. Presaging or likely to bring good luck. "A prosperous moment to make a decision"
Similar to: Propitious
Derivative terms: Favorableness, Favourableness, Luckiness
Definition of Golden
1. a. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
Definition of Golden
1. of the color of gold [adj -ENER, -ENEST] : GOLDENLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Golden
1. 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. Having the colour of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions. Golden age. The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments, followed by the silver, bronze, and iron ages. A tribe of Mongolian Tartars who overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th century. Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus entitled. Golden marcasite tin. Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes; sufficiency without excess; moderation. "Angels guard him in the golden mean." (Pope) Golden mole, a bright-coloured hymenopterous insect, of the family Chrysididae. The colours are golden, blue, and green. Golden wedding. See Wedding. Origin: OE. Golden; cf. OE. Gulden, AS. Gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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