golden
part of speech
adjective (golden)
meaning for a pupil
1) Golden means made of gold. tree →
2) Golden means having the bright yellow colour of gold. tree →
3) Golden means very special, happy or excellent, as in «a golden chance». tree →
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 →
- Bake the pie until the top is golden brown. tree →
- The golden sand on the beach was warm under our feet. tree →
- Our teacher's golden rule is: treat others as you want to be treated. tree →
- A golden retriever is a friendly dog with golden fur. tree →
- In autumn the trees turn red and golden. tree →
- Missing that goal was a golden chance lost. tree →
- In the fairy tale, the goose laid a golden egg every day. tree →
- "Give me back my golden stirrup." tree →
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.
- Reindeer eyes change from golden in summer to blue in winter, which helps them see in the long dark winter.
- Picture a golden eagle high over a mountain.
- These are golden snub-nosed monkeys, and in winter they live on lichen, bark and buds.
- Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «golden» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.