golden

golden
[[t]go͟ʊld(ə)n[/t]]
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1) ADJ Something that is golden is bright yellow in colour. [LITERARY]

She combed and arranged her golden hair.

...an endless golden beach.

2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Golden things are made of gold. [LITERARY]

...a golden chain with a golden locket.

3) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something as golden, you mean it is wonderful because it is likely to be successful and rewarding, or because it is the best of its kind.

He says there's a golden opportunity for peace which must be seized.

4) PHRASE If you refer to a man as a golden boy or a woman as a golden girl, you mean that they are especially popular and successful.

When the movie came out the critics went wild, hailing Tarantino as the golden boy of the 1990s.


English dictionary. 2008.

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