golden
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,000 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,265 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold also: aureate, gilded, gilt, gold long aureate (or golden) haira gold carpet
- marked by peace and prosperity also: halcyon, prosperous a golden erathe halcyon days of the clipper trade
- made from or covered with gold also: gold, gilded gold coinsthe gold dome of the Capitol
- supremely favored also: fortunate golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dustfortunate son
- suggestive of gold a golden voice
- presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome also: favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous a favorable time to ask for a raiselucky stars
golden in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Through the trees The golden robin moves.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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It was, therefore, called by the people of the neighbourhood, the Golden River.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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As they pressed her further with questions, she threw them the golden chain from her neck.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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But king o’ the club, the gayest golden spark, Sailor o’ sailors, what sailor do I mark?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1