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golden¹

  • /ˈɡəʊl.dən/ UK
  • [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩] UK
  • /ˈɡɒl.dən/
  • /ˈɡəwl.dən/ British, Southern, Standard
  • [ˈɡɔwɫ.dn̩] British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈɡɔl.dən/
  • /ˈɡoʊl.dən/ US
  • [ˈɡəɫ.dn̩] US
  • /ˈɡəʉl.dən/ Australia
  • [ˈɡɔʊ̯ɫ.dn̩] Australia
  • /ˈɡol.dən/ Scotland
  • /ˈɡoul.dən/ Wales

Rhymes with -əʊldən

Where it comes from

From 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.

Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). Doublet of gilden. More at gold.

adjective more golden · goldener · most golden · goldenest · goulden

  1. Made of, or relating to, gold. She wore a golden crown.
  2. Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold. Under a golden sun.

    Similar: goldish § Synonyms

  3. Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric.
  4. Marked by prosperity, creativity etc. The Renaissance was a golden era.
  5. Advantageous or very favourable. This is a golden opportunity
  6. Relating to a fiftieth anniversary. It's not long until our golden wedding.
  7. Relating to the elderly or retired. After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
  8. UK, predicative, slang Fine, without problems. Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.

noun goldens · goulden

  1. brassy drummer, brassy chub, etc. (Kyphosus vaigiensis), a fish found in southeast Asia.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of golden retriever The archives of the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA) record goldens in the United States as early as the 1890s.

golden²

  • /ˈɡəʊl.dən/ UK
  • [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩] UK
  • /ˈɡɒl.dən/
  • /ˈɡəwl.dən/ British, Southern, Standard
  • [ˈɡɔwɫ.dn̩] British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈɡɔl.dən/
  • /ˈɡoʊl.dən/ US
  • [ˈɡəɫ.dn̩] US
  • /ˈɡəʉl.dən/ Australia
  • [ˈɡɔʊ̯ɫ.dn̩] Australia
  • /ˈɡol.dən/ Scotland
  • /ˈɡoul.dən/ Wales

Rhymes with -əʊldən

Where it comes from

From gold + -en, or perhaps a derivation from the adjective above.

verb goldens · goldening · goldened · goulden

  1. intransitive To become gold or golden (in color).
  2. transitive To make golden or like gold. It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.

Golden³

  • /ˈɡəʊldən/ UK
  • /ˈɡoʊldən/ US

Sounds like golden · Rhymes with -əʊldən

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden.

* As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

proper noun Goldens · Goulden

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A female given name.
  3. countable, uncountable A male given name.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. countable, uncountable A village in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  6. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Probus parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9246).
  7. countable, uncountable A home rule municipality, the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
  9. countable, uncountable A village in Adams County, Illinois.
  10. countable, uncountable A township in Oceana County, Michigan.
  11. countable, uncountable A village in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Barry County, Missouri.
  13. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Burt County, Nebraska.
  14. countable, uncountable A township in Holt County, Nebraska.
  15. countable, uncountable A ghost town and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  16. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Josephine County, Oregon.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas.
  18. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah.
  19. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
  20. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.

noun Goldens · Goulden

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Golden Retriever In Britain, the Golden Retriever Breed Clubs’ Rescue Officers nationwide rescued and rehomed 454 Goldens in 1987.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gilded, aureate, gilt, gold, metal, metallic, colored, chromatic, blest, euphonous, euphonious, prosperous, halcyon, happy, advantageous, blessed

Translations

Every language

adj made of, or relating to, gold

Españolde oro, áureo
한국어금의 geum-ui, 황금의 hwanggeum-ui
日本語黄金の ōgon no, 金の
中文金的 jīn de, 黃金的 /黄金的 huángjīn de
हिन्दीसुनहरा sunahrā
Portuguêsde ouro, dourado, áureo, doirado
Françaisd'or, en or
Deutschgolden, gülden
Italianod'oro
Ελληνικάχρυσός chrysós
Românăde aur, din aur, aurit
Русскийзолото́й zolotój
العربيةذَهَبِيّ ḏahabiyy
עבריתמוזהב

adj having a color or other richness suggestive of gold

Españoldorado
한국어금색의 geumsaeg-ui
日本語金色の kin'iro no
中文金色的 jīnsè de
Portuguêsdourado, áureo
Françaisdoré
Deutschgolden, gülden
Italianodorato
Ελληνικάχρυσός chrysós, χρυσαφένιος chrysafénios
Românăauriu
Русскийзолото́й zolotój, золоти́стый zolotístyj
עבריתזהוב zahóv

adj marked by prosperity, creativity, etc.

Españoldorado, de oro
Portuguêsdourado, áureo
Deutschgolden
Italianod'oro
Ελληνικάχρυσός chrysós
Românăprosper, de aur
Русскийзолото́й zolotój

adj advantageous or very favourable

Portuguêsde ouro
Françaisen or
Deutschgolden
Italianod'oro
Ελληνικάχρυσός chrysós
Românăfavorabil, norocos, de aur

adj relating to a fiftieth anniversary

Españolde oro
Françaisd'or
Italianod'oro
Românăde aur

verb to become golden

עבריתהִזְהִיב hiz'hív

verb to make golden or like gold

Portuguêsdourar, doirar

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@misc{golden_2026,
  title = {golden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/golden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}