GOLDEN, adjective goldn. Made of gold; consisting of gold. 1. Bright; shining; splendid; as the golden sun. Reclining soft on many a golden cloud. 2. Yellow; of a gold color; as a golden harvest; golden fruit. 3. Excellent; most valuable; as the golden rule. 4. Happy; pure; as the golden age, the age of simplicity and purity of manners. 5. Preeminently favorable or auspicious. Let not slip the golden opportunity. GOLDEN number, in chronology, a number showing the year of the moon's cycle. GOLDEN rule, in arithmetic, the rule of three or rule of proportion.
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