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# golden

«golden» in Mova's school dictionary: **made of gold** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (golden)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Golden means made of gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#m1)

2) Golden means having the bright yellow colour of gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#m2)

3) Golden means very special, happy or excellent, as in «a golden chance». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life golden describes colours of hair, sand, leaves, toast and sunshine. In stories it marks precious or magical things: the golden goose, golden eggs, a golden crown. «The golden rule» means treat others as you want to be treated, a key idea in manners and safety lessons. In maths, the «golden ratio» is a special number about 1.618. Phrases: golden rule, golden chance, golden hair, golden anniversary, golden retriever.

### examples

- The princess wore a golden crown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x1)
- Bake the pie until the top is golden brown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x2)
- The golden sand on the beach was warm under our feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x3)
- Our teacher's golden rule is: treat others as you want to be treated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x4)
- A golden retriever is a friendly dog with golden fur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x5)
- In autumn the trees turn red and golden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x6)
- Missing that goal was a golden chance lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x7)
- In the fairy tale, the goose laid a golden egg every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x8)
- "Give me back my golden stirrup." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/#x9)

### note

Usually not compared (no «goldener»); say «more golden». «Gold» can also be an adjective (a gold ring), but «golden» is more often used for colour or special value. A golden wedding means fifty years married.

### In the corpora

- [A golden wedding anniversary means a couple has been married for fifty years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/15/)
- [Reindeer eyes change from golden in summer to blue in winter, which helps them see in the long dark winter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/106-the-polar-zone-arctic-foxes-snowy-owls-lemmings-reindeer/10/)
- [Picture a golden eagle high over a mountain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes/2/)
- [These are golden snub-nosed monkeys, and in winter they live on lichen, bark and buds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/1/)
- [Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «golden» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.