golden age

noun

: a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement

Synonyms of golden age

• renaissance

Examples of golden age in a Sentence

the golden age of art

a golden age for our country

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, this should be the golden age of participatory democracy. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The city’s Art Deco architecture gave the production a welcome location nod to Hollywood’s golden age. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

But the golden age of cable that dawned in the late 1990s and streaming’s early-2010s rise multiplied the number of titles platforms were pumping out. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

What a genuine new golden age would require A true golden age of American science would not simply preserve the status quo. — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golden age

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• multistage
• alienage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage