Definitions for golden
ˈgoʊl dəngold·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, goldenadjective

   having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

   "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

2. golden, halcyon, prosperousadjective

   marked by peace and prosperity

   "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"

3. gold, golden, gildedadjective

   made from or covered with gold

   "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"

4. fortunate, goldenadjective

   supremely favored

   "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"

5. goldenadjective

   suggestive of gold

   "a golden voice"

6. golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperousadjective

   presaging or likely to bring good luck

   "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goldenverb

   To become golden (in colour).

2. goldenverb

   To make golden or like gold.

3. goldenadjective

   Made of, or relating to, gold.

   She wore a golden crown.

4. goldenadjective

   Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.

   Under a golden sun.

5. goldenadjective

   Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.

   The Renaissance was a golden era.

6. goldenadjective

   Advantageous or very favourable.

   This is a golden opportunity

7. goldenadjective

   Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.

   It's not long until our golden wedding.

8. Etymology: From golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier gulden, gylden, gilden, from gylden, from gulþīnaz, equivalent to. Cognate with gouden, gülden, golden, gylden. More at gold.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goldenadjective

   Etymology: from gold.

   1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.

   O would to God that the inclusive verge
   Of golden metal, that must round my brow,
   Were red-hot steel to sear me to the brain. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   Nine royal knights in equal rank succeed,
   Each warrior mounted on a fiery steed,
   In golden armour glorious to behold;
   The rivets of their arms were nail’d with gold. Dryden.

   2. Shining; bright; splendid; resplendent.

   So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not
   To those fresh morning drops upon the rose;
   Nor shines the silver moon one half so bright
   Through the transparent bosom of the deep. William Shakespeare.

   ’Tis better to be lowly born,
   And range with humble livers in content,
   Than to be perk’d up in a glistering grief,
   And wear a golden sorrow. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Heaven’s golden winged herald late he saw
   To a poor Galilean virgin sent. Richard Crashaw.

   To her hard yoke you must hereafter bow,
   Howe’er she shines all golden to you now. Dryden.

   And see the guardian angels of the good,
   Reclining soft on many a golden cloud. Nicholas Rowe, Royal Conv.

   3. Yellow; of the colour of gold.

   Golden russeting hath a gold coloured coat under a russet hair, and its flesh of a yellow colour. John Mortimer.

   4. Excellent; valuable.

   I have bought
   Golden opinions from all sort of people,
   Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,
   Not cast aside so soon. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   That verse which they commonly call golden, has two substantives and two adjectives, with a verb betwixt them to keep the peace. Dryden.

   Thence arises that golden rule of dealing with others as we would have others deal with us. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   5. Happy; resembling the age of gold.

   They say many young gentlemen flock to him every day, and fleet the time carelesly, as they did in the golden world. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Golden

   Golden is a single by American singer and songwriter Brandon Beal, featuring vocals from Danish band Lukas Graham. The song was released as a digital download in Denmark on 5 February 2016 through Then We Take the World and Universal Music Denmark. The song peaked at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song has also charted in Norway, Germany and Sweden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. golden

   Golden can be generally defined as a bright, yellow metallic color resembling the shade of gold, or something that is highly valuable, cherished, or regarded as precious. It can also refer to a time period or era characterized by prosperity, success, or excellence. Additionally, "golden" can signify something that is perfect, ideal, or greatly admired.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goldenadjective

   made of gold; consisting of gold

2. Goldenadjective

   having the color of gold; as, the golden grain

3. Goldenadjective

   very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions

4. Etymology: [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Golden

   The City of Golden is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was originally named Golden City in honor of Thomas L. Golden. Golden City served as the capital of the provisional Territory of Jefferson from 1860 to 1861, and capital of the official Territory of Colorado from 1862 to 1867. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved about 12 miles east to Denver City. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 18,867 in 2010. The Colorado School of Mines, offering programs in engineering and science, is located in Golden. Also there are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the National Earthquake Information Center, the Coors Brewing Company, CoorsTek, Spyderco, the American Mountaineering Center, and the Colorado Railroad Museum. It is the birthplace of the Jolly Rancher, a candy bought out by the Hershey Foods Corporation. Famous western showman William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is buried nearby on Lookout Mountain.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. golden

   [prob.: from folklore's ‘golden egg’] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g., golden disk, golden tape), describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version. Compare platinum-iridium. One may also “go gold”, which is the act of releasing a golden version. The gold color of many CDROMs is a coincidence; this term was well established a decade before CDROM distribution become common in the mid-1990s.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOLDEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Golden is ranked #699 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Golden surname appeared 49,360 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 17 would have the surname Golden.
   
   74.7% or 36,872 total occurrences were White.
   19.8% or 9,798 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 1,125 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 997 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 301 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 267 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'golden' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2623

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'golden' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4311

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'golden' in Adjectives Frequency: #352

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Anagrams for golden »

1. longed

2. dongle

3. engold

How to pronounce golden?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say golden in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of golden in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of golden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of golden in a Sentence

1. Alok Sharma:

   2021 is absolutely going to be a critical year for climate, i want to see the golden thread of climate action woven through every international event on the road to Glasgow.

2. Fatih Birol:

   We have seen an extraordinary increase in global energy demand in 2018, growing at its fastest pace this decade, last year can also be considered another golden year for gas ... but despite major growth in renewables, global emissions are still rising, demonstrating once again that more urgent action is needed on all fronts.

3. Gavin Newsom:

   The reality of running for Governor - even four years from now – in America’s largest, most diverse state demands that I start raising resources now if we’re going to lead a conversation worthy of the 38 million people who live, work, attend school and raise families in the Golden State.

4. President Barack Obama:

   According to them everything was really good in 2008, when we were going through the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes, unemployment and uninsured rates were up, we were hopelessly addicted to foreign oil and (Osama) bin Laden was still on the loose. This apparently was the golden age that I messed up.

5. Chang Sea-jin:

   But second-generation and third-generation leaders do not have such legitimacy. They are simply born with 'golden spoons' in their mouths.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=golden
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Golden
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=golden
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=golden
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Golden
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=golden