golden
Made of, or relating to, goldMade of, or relating to, gold.
» Silence is golden.
Schweigen ist Gold.
Молчание - золото.
Мовчання - золото.
Meaning
8 sensesMade of, or relating to, gold.
She wore a golden crown.
golden, gülden
золото́йzolotój
золоти́йzolotýj
made from or covered with gold
Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.
Under a golden sun.
golden, gülden
золото́йzolotój, золоти́стыйzolotístyj
suggestive of gold
Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric.
Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
The Renaissance was a golden era.
the Golden Horseshoe
golden
золото́йzolotój
marked by peace and prosperity
Advantageous or very favourable.
This is a golden opportunity
golden
Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
It's not long until our golden wedding.
Relating to the elderly or retired.
After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
(UK, predicative, slang)Fine, without problems.
Examples
223 sentencesSilence is golden.
Мовчання - золото.
ruМолчание - золото.
deSchweigen ist Gold.
Are we living in a golden age?
deLeben wir in einem Goldenen Zeitalter?
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language.
ruМолчание — золото, но не при изучении иностранного языка.
deSchweigen ist Gold, aber nicht, wenn man versucht, eine Fremdsprache zu erlernen.
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
ruСлово — серебро, молчание — золото.
deReden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold.
What's the golden rule?
ruКаково золотое правило?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle EngliFrom Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden ("golden"; > English gilden), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold + -en.
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Forms
more golden/goldener, most golden/goldenest| Comparative | more golden / goldener Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most golden / goldenest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome:favorablefavourableluckyprosperous
- marked by peace and prosperity:halcyonprosperous
- supremely favored:fortunate
- made from or covered with gold:goldgilded
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold:aureategildedgiltgold
Word family
178 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form