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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden ("golden"; > English gilden), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold +‎ -en.

Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). Doublet of gilden. More at gold.

Adjective

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golden (comparative more golden or goldener, superlative most golden or goldenest)

  1. Made of, or relating to, gold.
    She wore a golden crown.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
      And now the concern which Partridge felt at being obliged to quit the warm chimney-corner, and a cup of excellent liquor, was somewhat compensated by hearing that he was to proceed no farther on foot, for Jones, by golden arguments, had prevailed with the boy to attend him back to the inn whither he had before conducted Sophia […]
  2. Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.
    Under a golden sun.
    golden:  
  3. Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric. [from c. 2010]
  4. Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
    The Renaissance was a golden era.
    the Golden Horseshoe
  5. Advantageous or very favourable.
    This is a golden opportunity
    • 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.
  6. Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
    It's not long until our golden wedding.
  7. Relating to the elderly or retired.
    After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
  8. (UK, slang, predicative) Fine, without problems.
    • 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin, →ISBN, page 28:
      Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.
    • 2009, Mark Wiskup, Presentation S.O.S.: From Perspiration to Persuasion in 9 Easy Steps, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.
    • 2011, Wayne R. Dempsey, 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster, Motorbooks, →ISBN, page 68:
      If all of the marks line up perfectly, then you're golden, and you can continue on with finishing up the installation.
    • 2025, “Grown Ups”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), More, performed by Pulp:
      I arrived pretty late, but you didn't seem to mind / We are not the first, but we are golden tonight
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Noun

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golden (plural goldens)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) brassy drummer, brassy chub, etc. (Kyphosus vaigiensis), a fish found in southeast Asia.
  2. Ellipsis of golden retriever.
    • 1995, Jaime J. Sucher, Golden Retrievers, Barron’s, →ISBN, page 76:
      The archives of the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA) record goldens in the United States as early as the 1890s.
    • 2017, Linda Bozzo, I Like Golden Retrievers! (Discover Dogs with the American Canine Association), Enslow Publishing, pages 4 and 15:
      Golden retrievers, or goldens, make great family pets. […] Goldens should be brushed regularly.
    • 2019, Sarah Frank, Golden Retrievers, Lerner Publishing Group, page 6:
      Throw a toy into the water, and watch your golden go for it!
    • 2021, Marcie Aboff, Fast Facts About Golden Retrievers (Fast Facts About Dogs), Raintree, Capstone Global Library Limited, →ISBN, page 13:
      People like petting goldens.

Etymology 2

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From gold +‎ -en, or perhaps a derivation from the adjective above.

Verb

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golden (third-person singular simple present goldens, present participle goldening, simple past and past participle goldened)

  1. (intransitive) To become gold or golden (in color).
  2. (transitive) To make golden or like gold.
    • 1994, Marion H. Hedges, Iron City:
      It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.
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Dutch

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golden

  1. inflection of gelden:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

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German

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Etymology

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Common since the 18th century. Alteration (after Gold (“gold”)) of older gulden, gülden, from Middle High German guldīn, güldīn, from Old High German guldīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz. Equivalent to Gold +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch gulden, gouden, English golden.

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Adjective

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golden (strong nominative masculine singular goldener, comparative goldener, superlative am goldensten)

  1. golden; gold (made of gold)
  2. golden (gold-colored)

Declension

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Positive forms of golden
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist golden sie ist golden es ist golden sie sind golden
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative goldener goldene goldenes goldene
genitive goldenen goldener goldenen goldener
dative goldenem goldener goldenem goldenen
accusative goldenen goldene goldenes goldene
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der goldene die goldene das goldene die goldenen
genitive des goldenen der goldenen des goldenen der goldenen
dative dem goldenen der goldenen dem goldenen den goldenen
accusative den goldenen die goldene das goldene die goldenen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein goldener eine goldene ein goldenes (keine) goldenen
genitive eines goldenen einer goldenen eines goldenen (keiner) goldenen
dative einem goldenen einer goldenen einem goldenen (keinen) goldenen
accusative einen goldenen eine goldene ein goldenes (keine) goldenen
Comparative forms of golden
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist goldener sie ist goldener es ist goldener sie sind goldener
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative goldenerer goldenere goldeneres goldenere
genitive goldeneren goldenerer goldeneren goldenerer
dative goldenerem goldenerer goldenerem goldeneren
accusative goldeneren goldenere goldeneres goldenere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der goldenere die goldenere das goldenere die goldeneren
genitive des goldeneren der goldeneren des goldeneren der goldeneren
dative dem goldeneren der goldeneren dem goldeneren den goldeneren
accusative den goldeneren die goldenere das goldenere die goldeneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein goldenerer eine goldenere ein goldeneres (keine) goldeneren
genitive eines goldeneren einer goldeneren eines goldeneren (keiner) goldeneren
dative einem goldeneren einer goldeneren einem goldeneren (keinen) goldeneren
accusative einen goldeneren eine goldenere ein goldeneres (keine) goldeneren
Superlative forms of golden
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am goldensten sie ist am goldensten es ist am goldensten sie sind am goldensten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative goldenster goldenste goldenstes goldenste
genitive goldensten goldenster goldensten goldenster
dative goldenstem goldenster goldenstem goldensten
accusative goldensten goldenste goldenstes goldenste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der goldenste die goldenste das goldenste die goldensten
genitive des goldensten der goldensten des goldensten der goldensten
dative dem goldensten der goldensten dem goldensten den goldensten
accusative den goldensten die goldenste das goldenste die goldensten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein goldenster eine goldenste ein goldenstes (keine) goldensten
genitive eines goldensten einer goldensten eines goldensten (keiner) goldensten
dative einem goldensten einer goldensten einem goldensten (keinen) goldensten
accusative einen goldensten eine goldenste ein goldenstes (keine) goldensten

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Further reading

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  • “golden” in Duden online
  • “golden”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From gilden, reformed by analogy with gold.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔldən/, /ˈɡoːldən/

Adjective

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golden

  1. Formed from gold.
  2. Decorated or covered with gold.
  3. Having a golden colour.
  4. (figurative) Of excellent quality or worth; precious, best.

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  • English: golden
  • Scots: gowden

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Old English

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Verb

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golden

  1. past participle of ġieldan

Plautdietsch

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golden

  1. golden

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡolden/ [ˈɡol̪.d̪ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -olden
  • Syllabification: gol‧den

Noun

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golden f (plural golden)

  1. Golden Delicious
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