golden

/ˈgoʊldən/

/ˈgʌʊldɪn/

Other forms: goldenly; goldener; goldenest

Something that's golden is made out of gold. A queen in a fairy tale might wear an elaborate golden crown.

Aside from golden ornaments and jewelry, things the color of gold are also golden, like a boy's golden hair or golden fields of wheat. If you talk about a golden time or a golden opportunity, you mean something marked by luck, peace, and happiness. In Old English, it was common to add the suffix -en to mean "made of," but golden is one of just a few of these words in modern English (including wooden and waxen).

Definitions of golden

1. adjective

   made from or covered with gold
   “the golden calf”

   synonyms: gilded, gold

   metal, metallic

   containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
2. adjective

   having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
   synonyms: aureate, gilded, gilt, gold

   chromatic

   being, having, or characterized by hue
3. adjective

   suggestive of gold
   “a golden voice”

   synonyms:

   euphonious, euphonous

   having a pleasant sound
4. adjective

   marked by peace and prosperity
   “a golden era”

   synonyms: halcyon, prosperous

   happy

   enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
5. adjective

   supremely favored
   “golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust”

   synonyms: fortunate

   blessed, blest

   highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
6. adjective

   presaging or likely to bring good luck
   synonyms: favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous

   propitious

   presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success