golden
- adjective
- /ˈɡoʊldən/
- He admired the golden trophy, which symbolized his hard work and determination.
- a golden ring
- a golden calf
Examples
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However, I give the golden medallion to my finest student.
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Opening the heavy wooden door, he was stunned by the golden Madonna arced over the altar.
Fiction book (1991) -
Oh OK, we have a golden felt liner.
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A golden chalice... in the house of poverty?
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Under the green canopy, the balmy air, and the golden lights, she seemed like a lost princess.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is a golden lime crocodile tote bag.
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The cuffs of his trousers were rolled up; a golden retriever, tail relaxed, stood by his side.
Fiction book (1990) -
Tarrant approached and withdrew a thin golden disk from his tunic, which he displayed to the mariner.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ring was made of solid golden metal, shining brilliantly in the light.
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Her dress sparkled with a golden hue, making her the center of attention at the party.
Synonyms
Made from a soft yellow metal or showing that yellow color
Has a thin layer of gold or looks very rich
Having a thin layer of gold on top of silver
Having a golden color or made of gold
Antonyms
Idioms
To destroy a steady source of income by greedy short-term choices
- Informal
Not speaking is often better than saying things you do not need to say
Compounds
A large bright red suspension bridge in San Francisco that crosses the entrance to the bay
- Literature
A professional NBA basketball team from California called the Warriors
- Specialized
A large payment to a top manager when they leave after a takeover
A large bird of prey with a golden-brown head and neck that lives in northern mountains
- Specialized
A special way to divide a line or shape so the parts follow a fixed proportion often used in art
- Specialized
A plant with long narrow leaves and bright orange-yellow flowers that grows in dry open places in California
Money that a company pays an employee when they leave, often to encourage early retirement
- Specialized
A special ratio where the small part to the big part equals the big part to the whole
The 50th anniversary of a marriage, celebrated as a major milestone
A period of public holidays in Japan in late April and early May when many people travel
A brightly colored bird with feathers on its head whose male has red and gold feathers
A low plant that lives for many years in woods with three-part leaves, yellow roots and white flowers
A small tree with hanging clusters of yellow flowers often used in gardens and for Easter decorations
A Mongol army that invaded and ruled parts of eastern Europe and Russia in the 1200s and 1300s
- South African
A small animal from southern Africa that lives underground and has shiny fur
- Specialized
A plant from California with grasslike leaves and bright orange flowers
- Specialized
A garden plant with bright yellow daisy-like flowers that lives many years
A climbing evergreen plant with shiny leaves and large yellow flowers used in gardens
- Specialized
Very small living things in water that look golden because of their colored parts
- Specialized
A low plant that grows in wet places with small yellow-green flowers
A large round cactus with golden spines and pale yellow flowers often grown in gardens
- Australian
A small Australian tree with bright yellow, fragrant flowers often grown in gardens
- US
A plant from Mexico with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers and blue-grey divided leaves
A North American plant that stays green all year and has small yellow flowers
A bright yellow songbird with black wings that lives in Europe and North Africa
A plant that lives for many years with grey woolly leaves and golden-yellow flowers
- Specialized
A small low plant with short leafy stems and small round yellow orange flowers
How Golden
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Golden comes from the old word gold, the shiny yellow metal, so it originally meant 'made of gold' or covered in gold.