THE HAPPY / GOLDEN MEAN

Meaning of THE HAPPY / GOLDEN MEAN in English

( approving ) a course of action that is not extreme

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GOLDEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin …
Английский словарь Британика
MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPY — I. ˈhapē, -pi adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap, happe hap + -y — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLDEN — I. ˈgōldən adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en 1. a. : consisting of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPY — (superl.) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; …
Английский словарь Webster
HAPPY — ( superl. ) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN — mean 1 /meen/ , v. , meant, meaning . v.t. 1. to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLDEN — — goldenly , adv. — goldenness , n. /gohl"deuhn/ , adj. 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN — I. ˈmēn verb ( meant ˈment ; mean·ing ˈmē-niŋ) Etymology: Middle English menen, from Old English mǣnan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAPPY — adjective ( hap·pi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. : favored by luck or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold 2. a. : being …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAN — noun meantime; meanwhile. 2. mean ·noun a mediator; a go-between. 3. mean ·vi to have a purpose or intention. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HAPPY — superl dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous. 2. happy ·superl favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; …
Webster English vocab
GOLDEN — adj made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. golden ·adj having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MEAN — [mean] vb meant ; mean.ing [ME menen, fr. OE maenan; akin to OHG meinen to have in mind, OCS meniti …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAPPY — [hap.py] adj hap.pi.er ; -est [ME, fr. hap] (14c) 1: favored by luck or fortune: fortunate 2: notably fitting, effective, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN — in mathematics, quantity that has a value intermediate between those of the extreme members of some set. Several kinds of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLDEN — city, seat (1861) of Jefferson county, north-central Colorado, U.S. It lies on Clear Creek at the foot of Lookout Mountain …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAPPY — happ|y, Happy BrE AmE ˈhæp |i ▷ happ|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ happ|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLDEN — golden BrE AmE ˈɡəʊld ə n ⇨ˈɡɒʊld- AmE \ ˈɡoʊld- ▷ golden|ly li ▷ golden|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˈ golden …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEAN — / miːn; NAmE / verb , adjective , noun ■ verb ( meant , meant / ment; NAmE /) HAVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — / ˈhæpi; NAmE / adjective ( hap·pier , hap·pi·est ) FEELING / GIVING PLEASURE 1. happy (to do sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLDEN — / ˈgəʊldən; NAmE ˈgoʊldən/ adjective 1. (especially literary ) made of gold : a golden crown 2. bright yellow in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAN — I. mean 1 S1 W1 /miːn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] ( past tense and past participle meant /ment/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAPPY — hap ‧ py S1 W1 /ˈhæpi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative happier , superlative happiest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDEN — gold ‧ en W3 /ˈɡəʊld ə n $ ˈɡoʊl-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . having a bright yellow colour like …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAN — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1. a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or …
Oxford English vocab
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Oxford English vocab
GOLDEN — adj.1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden hair). …
Oxford English vocab
MEAN — I. VERB USES /mi:n/ ( means, meaning, meant) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — ( happier, happiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLDEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is golden is bright …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — (happier, happiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEAN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a form/mode/method/means of travel ▪ I find the train a more comfortable mode of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAPPY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a happy home (= a happy family ) ▪ We had a happy home. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a golden age (= a time of great happiness or success ) ▪ a television …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLDEN — [adjective]a golden (= made of gold) necklace.See also golden.(esp. UK) A golden jubilee is (a special event which celebrates) the …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLDEN — adj. Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin golden lion marmoset golden ratio/rectangle/section …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Longman Activator English vocab
HAPPY — See ↑ HAPPY 1,2,4,8,9, ↑ SATISFIED/NOT SATISFIED 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be glad/happy to see the back of • ↑ …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adj. 25B6; adjective her golden hair : BLOND(E), yellow, fair, flaxen, tow-coloured. a golden time : SUCCESSFUL, prosperous, flourishing, thriving; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDEN — [Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
HAPPY — < tool > A dyslexic acronym for "A Yacc-like Haskell Parser generator". An LALR1 grammar parser generator for Haskell . …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj. 1 yellow, yellowish, gold, blond or blonde, flaxen, aureate; tow(-haired) Her golden tresses fell about her shoulders 2 gold, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GOLDEN — adjective BAD : It's a navy blue coat with golden buttons. GOOD : It's a navy blue coat with gold …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective (Business World) In business jargon: involving the payment of a large sum of money or other gifts to an …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
MEAN — I прил. 1) а) убогий, жалкий, захудалый, запущенный mean city streets ≈ захудалые городские улицы Syn : shabby б) ничтожный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAPPY — прил. 1) а) счастливый, довольный; испытывающий наслаждение, удовольствие (about; with; for) I am so happy that you are staying with …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN — прил. 1) золотистый Syn : goldish, aureate 2) золотой (преим. перен.) the golden fleece golden ball golden gates golden age …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN — mean.ogg _I 1. mi:n n 1. середина the golden /happy/ mean - золотая середина 2. мат. среднее число, средняя величина …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAPPY — a 1. счастливый happy man - счастливец happy laughter face, smile - счастливый смех -ое лицо, -ая улыбка happy tears …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOLDEN — golden.ogg 1. ʹgəʋld(ə)n a 1. золотистый golden hair - золотистые волосы golden sunset clouds - золотистый закат -ые облака golden …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN — 1) среднее (значение); средняя величина || средний 2) средний член ( пропорции ) 3) мн. ч. средство; средства; метод; способ …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MEAN — 1) среднее (значение); средняя величина || средний 2) средний член (пропорции) 3) мн. ч. средство; средства; метод; способ 4) мн. ч. устройство; приспособление • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MEAN — 1) значить 2) иметь в виду 3) иметь значение 4) означать 5) подразумевать 6) приспособление 7) середина 8) способ 9) срединный 10) матем. среднее 11) среднее значение 12) средний 13) средний член 14) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HAPPY — happy прил.1) а) счастливый, довольный; испытывающий наслаждение, удовольствие ( about; with; for) I am so happy that you are staying …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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