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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarygold·en \ˈgōl-dən\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English DATE 13th century1. consisting of, relating to, or containing gold2. a. being or having the color gold or the color of gold b. blond 13. lustrous, shining4. of a high degree of excellence : superb5. prosperous, flourishing golden days6. a. radiantly youthful and vigorous b. having talents that promise great success — often used with boy c. highly favored : popular7. favorable, advantageous a golden opportunity8. of, relating to, or being a 50th anniversary or its celebration9. mellow, resonant a smooth golden tenor• gold·en·ly adverb• gold·en·ness \-də(n)-nəs\ nounOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7goldengold·en / 5^EuldEn; NAmE 5^ouldEn / adjective1. (especially literary) made of gold 金质的；金的: a golden crown 金冕 2. bright yellow in colour like gold 金色的；金黄色的: golden hair 金发 miles of golden beaches 数英里的金色海滩 3. special; wonderful 特别的；美好的: golden memories 美好的记忆 Businesses have a golden opportunity to expand into new markets. 商界有开拓新市场的良机。 Hollywood's golden boy 好莱坞的金牌男星 IDIOMS ⇨ see kill v., mean n., silence n. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishgolden adj. VERBS be, gleam, look The abbey walls gleamed golden in the light of the setting sun. | turn The whole sky turned golden and red. ADV. faintly, softly the faintly golden afternoon light Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: BLOND 1, flaxen, straw 2 Synonyms: MELLIFLUOUS, honeyed, Hyblaean, liquid, mellifluent, mellowWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedgold·enI. \ˈgōldən\ adjective(usually -er/-est)Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en1. a. : consisting of or relating to gold : made of gold < a purse with a golden frame — F.M.Stenton > b. : containing, bearing, or abounding in gold : auriferous2. a. : having the color of gold < golden grain > b. : blond — used of the color of hair3. : having the luster or sheen of gold : shining, aureate < there is a golden brightness in the air — Amy Lowell >4. : characterized by a high degree of excellence : approaching a standard of perfection : superb < there was a quality of golden goodness about him — Willa Cather >5. : characterized by great prosperity, happiness, and achievement : flourishing, spacious < the world's great age begins anew, the golden years return — P.B.Shelley > < the golden days of river steamboats — American Guide Series: Arkansas >6. a. : radiant, youthful, or vigorous in person or manner < golden lads and girls all must, as chimney sweepers, come to dust — Shakespeare > b. : colorful and successful especially in athletics : possessed of a variety of talents that promise worldly success : popular and charming : white-headed — often used with boy < the golden boys of the airlines > < a golden boy who comes to dust — New Republic >7. : constituting or yielding wealth : profitable < Pakistan's golden fiber, jute — William Costello >8. : highly favorable : opportunely advantageous < the first affirmative speaker in a debate has a golden opportunity to influence the audience — A.T.Weaver > < if management fails to step in to fill their needs it passes up a golden opportunity — Bruce Payne > < had the golden opportunity to utilize a famous squelch — Bennett Cerf > < golden opportunities for anyone with some originality — W.H.Dowdeswell >9. : of, relating to, or marking a 50th anniversary10. : rich and mellow in timbre or resonance < the song of the wood thrush is more golden and leisurely — John Burroughs > < had a smooth golden tenor — Current Biography >• gold·en·ly adverbII. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)transitive verb: to make golden in color < a full moon … goldened the road — Edward Kimbrough >intransitive verb: to take on a golden color < the pumpkin ripened and goldened — J.M.Neale >

Golden Gold A Color B Adjective Relating Opportunity