transcription, транскрипция: [ goʊld(ə)n ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is golden is bright yellow in colour.
She combed and arranged her golden hair.
...an endless golden beach.
ADJ
2.
Golden things are made of gold.
...a golden chain with a golden locket.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
3.
If you describe something as golden , you mean it is wonderful because it is likely to be successful and rewarding, or because it is the best of its kind.
He says there’s a golden opportunity for peace which must be seized.
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
If you refer to a man as a golden boy or a woman as a golden girl , you mean that they are especially popular and successful.
When the movie came out the critics went wild, hailing Tarantino as the golden boy of the 1990s.
PHRASE