golden

gold·en

adjective \ˈgōl-dən\

Definition of GOLDEN

1

: consisting of, relating to, or containing gold

2

a : being or having the color gold or the color of gold

b : blond 1

3

: lustrous, shining

4

: of a high degree of excellence : superb

5

: prosperous, flourishing <golden days>

6

a : radiantly youthful and vigorous

b : having talents that promise great success —often used with boy

c : highly favored : popular

7

: favorable, advantageous <a golden opportunity>

8

: of, relating to, or being a 50th anniversary or its celebration

9

: mellow, resonant <a smooth golden tenor>

— gold·en·ly adverb

— gold·en·ness \-də(n)-nəs\ noun

Examples of GOLDEN

1. The memoir recounts the golden times in her life.
2. <this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it>

Origin of GOLDEN

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to GOLDEN

Synonyms

auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, hopeful, heartening, likely, optimistic, promising, propitious, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, upbeat

Antonyms

bleak, dark, depressing, desperate, discouraging, disheartening, dismal, downbeat, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unencouraging, unlikely, unpromising, unpropitious

Related Words

cheering, comforting, reassuring, soothing; assured, confident, decisive, doubtless, positive, sure, unhesitating; beamish, bullish, eupeptic; favorable, good

Near Antonyms

cheerless, comfortless; doubtful, dubious, uncertain; bearish, grim, negative, unfavorable; funereal, glum, gray (also grey), miserable, wretched

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with GOLDEN

olden