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Definition: Golden |
GoldenAdjective1. Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet". 2. Marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade". 3. Made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons". 4. Supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust". 5. Suggestive of gold; "a golden voice". 6. Very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "golden" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Golden \Gold"en\, adjective. [Old English golden; compare to Old English gulden, Anglo-Saxon gylden, from gold. See Gold, and compare to Guilder.]. (references) |
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Computing | Golden adj. [prob. from folklore's `golden egg'] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g., `golden disk', `golden tape'), describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version. Compare platinum-iridium. One may also "go gold", which is the act of releasing a golden version. The gold color of many CDROMs is a coincidence; this term was well established a decade before CDROM distribution become common in the mid-1990s. Source: Jargon File. |
Literature | Golden The Golden ("Auratus"). So Jean Dorat, one of the Pleiad poets of France, was called by a pun on his name. This pun may perhaps pass muster; not so the preposterous title given to him of "The French Pindar." (1507-1588.) Golden-tongued (Greek, Chrysologos). So St. Peter, Bishop of Ravenna, was called. (433-450.) The golden section of a line. Its division into two such parts that the rectangle contained by the smaller segment and the whole line equals the square on the larger segment. (Euclid, ii. 11.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Gold is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Au (L. aurum) and atomic number 79. A soft, shiny, yellow, heavy, malleable, ductile (trivalent and univalent) transition metal, gold does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia. The metal occurs mainly uncombined as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits and is one of the coinage metals. Gold is used as a monetary standard for many nations and is also used in jewelry, dentistry, and in electronics.
General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6 , d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2.5 Appearance Metallic yellow Atomic Properties Atomic weight 196.96655 amu Atomic radius (calc.) 135 (174) pm Covalent radius 144 pm van der Waals radius 166 pm Electron configuration [Xe]44f14 5d10 6s1 e- 's per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 1 Oxidation states (Oxide) 3, 1 (amphoteric) Crystal structure Cubic face centered Physical Properties State of matter solid (__) Melting point 1337.33 K (1947.52 °F) Boiling point 3129 K (5173 °F) Molar volume 10.21 ×1010-3 m3/mol Heat of vaporization 334.4 kJ/mol Heat of fusion 12.55 kJ/mol Vapor pressure 0.000237 Pa at 1337 K Speed of sound 1740 m/s at 293.15 K Miscellaneous Electronegativity 2.54 (Pauling scale) Specific heat capacity 128 J/(kg*K) Electrical conductivity 45.2 106/m ohm Thermal conductivity 317 W/(m*K) 1st ionization potential 890.1 kJ/mol 2nd ionization potential 1980 kJ/mol Most Stable Isotopes
iso NA Longest t½ is 186.09 d (Au-195) 197Au 100% Au is stable with 118 neutrons SI units & STP are used except where noted.
Notable characteristics
Gold is a metallic element that exhibits a yellow color en mass but can be black, ruby, or purple when finely divided. It is arguably the most beautiful of all the elements and is the most malleable and ductile metal known. In fact, 1 oz. of gold can be hammered into a sheet that covers 300 square feet. A soft metal, gold is often alloyed with other metals to give it more strength.Gold is also a good conductor of heat and electricity and is not affected by air and most reagents. It is quite chemically unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents and therefore is well suited for its use in coin and jewelry.
The color of solid gold as well as of the intensely colored, often purple, colloidal solutions that can be made from it is caused by the fact that the plasmon frequency of this element lies in the visible range, which causes red and yellow light to be reflected and blue light to be absorbed. Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower.
Alloys with copper yield a redder metal, alloys with iron are green, aluminum alloys are purple. Jewelry made with combinations of colored gold is sold in the western United States to the tourist trade as Black Hills gold.
Common oxidation states of gold include +1 and +3.
Applications
Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper. Gold and its many alloys are most often used in jewelry, coinage and as a standard for monetary exchange in many countries. Because of its superior electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion and other desirable combinations of physical and chemical properties, gold also emerged in the late 20th century as an essential industrial metal. Other uses;
Since it is a good reflector of both infrared and is inert light, it is used for the protective coatings on many artificial satellites.
- Gold performs critical functions in computers, communications equipment, spacecraft, jet aircraft engines, and a host of other products.
- The high electrical conductivity and resistance to oxidation of gold has led to its widespread use as thin layers electroplated on the surface of electrical connectors to ensure a good, low-resistance connection.
- Like silver, gold can form a hard amalgam with mercury, and is sometimes used for dental fillings.
- Colloidal gold (gold nanoparticles) is an intensely colored solution that is currently studied in many labs for medical and biological applications. It is also the form used as gold paint on ceramics prior to firing.
- Chlorauric acid is used in photography for toning the silver image.
- Disodium aurothiomalate is a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (administered intramuscularly).
- The gold isotope Au-198, (half-life: 2.7 days) is used in some cancer treatments and for treating other diseases.
- Gold is used as a coating enabling biological material to be viewed under a scanning electron microscope.
- Gold is often symbolic for the highest or best achievement. Like a blue ribbon, a gold medal is the highest award in the Olympics and many other competitions.
History
Gold (Sanskrit Jval; Anglo-Saxon gold; Latin aurum all meaning "gold") has been known and highly valued since ancient times. Egyptian hieroglyphs from 2600 BC describe the metal and gold is mentioned several times in the Old Testament.Gold has long been considered one of the most precious metals, and its value has been used as the standard for many currencies (known as the gold standard) in history. Gold has been used as a symbol for purity, value, royalty, and particularly roles that combine these properties (see gold album).
The primary goal of the alchemists was to produce gold from other substances, such as lead - Though they were never successful at this attempt, the alchemists promoted an interest in what can be done with substances, and this laid a foundation for today's chemistry. Many competitions award a gold medal to the winner, silver to the second-place finisher, and bronze to the third. The largest gold depository in the world is the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank.
Value
Like other precious metals, gold is measured by troy weight and when it is alloyed with other metals the term carat is used to indicate the amount of gold present with 24 carats being pure gold.Historical gold was used to back currency in a system known as the gold standard in which one unit of currency was equivalent to a certain amount of gold.
For a very long time the value of gold was set by the United States at $20.67 per troy ounce but in 1934 the value of gold was fixed at $35.00 per troy ounce. Because of a gold crisis, on March 17, 1968, a two-tiered pricing scheme was established whereby gold was still used to settle international accounts at the old $35.00 per troy ounce but the price of gold on the private market was allowed to fluctuate, this two-tiered pricing system was abandoned in 1975 when the price of gold was allowed to fluctuate. Since 1968 the price of gold on the open market has widely fluctuated reaching $620/troy oz. in January 1980 but later dropped to $410/troy oz by January 1990.
Because of its use as a reserve store of value, the possession of gold is sometimes restricted or banned. Within the United States, the private possession of gold except as jewelry and coin collecting was banned between 1933 and 1975.
As a tangible investment gold is often held as part of a portfolio because over the long term gold has an extensive history of maintaining its value. However, gold becomes particularly desirable in times of extremely weak confidence and during hyperinflation because gold maintains its value even as fiat money becomes worthless.
Futures contracts based on gold currently trade on the COMEX (Commodity Exchange) which is a subsidiary of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Speculation about the future price of gold is carried on here.
Occurrence
Due to its relative chemical inertness, gold often is found as the native metal, occasionally as large nuggets, but usually as minute flakes in some minerals, quartz veins, slate, metamorphic rocks and in alluvial deposits that originated from these sources. Gold is widely distributed, is very often associated with the minerals quartz or pyrite and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite and sylvanite. Gold is extracted from alluvium by techniques of placer mining. South Africa is the source for about two-thirds of the world's gold supply (mines in South Dakota and Nevada supply two-thirds of gold used in the United States).Gold is extracted from ores through the use of cyanide, amalgam, and smelting. Refining of the metal is frequently accomplished by electrolysis. This metal occurs in sea water at 0.1 to 2 mg/ton depending on sample location. However, there is no profitable method for recovering gold from sea water yet.
Although gold is important to industry and the arts, it also retains a unique status among all commodities as a long-term store of value. It has been estimated that all the gold in the world that has ever been refined could form a single cube 20 m (60 ft) on a side.
Compounds
Auric chloride (AuCl3) and chlorauric acid (HAuClAuCl4) are the most common compounds of gold. Although gold is a noble metal it can form many compounds
- It dissolves in Aqua regia to form the AuCl4- ion
- Gold halides (F,Cl,Br,I)
- Gold chalcogenides (O, S, Se,Te)
- Gold cluster compounds
Isotopes
There is only one stable isotope of gold, and 18 radioisotopes with Au-195 being the most stable with a half-life of 186 days.
Precautions
The human body does not absorb this metal well and compounds of gold are not normally very toxic. Liver and kidney damage has, however, been reported for up to 50% of arthritis patients treated with gold-containing drugs.
External links
Gold is also a color, a shade of yellow.
- WebElements.com - Gold
- EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Gold
- Gold as non-government issued electronic money
- Gold prices and economy
In the music industry, Gold is a certification for a certain number of units shipped. In the US, it is awarded by the RIAA (see RIAA certification) and stands for 500,000 records sold.
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Golden is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Golden, Colorado
- Golden, Missouri
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Golden Colorado is a western suburb of Denver. It lies at the mouth of Clear Creek at the foot of the mountains. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. The Colorado School of Mines and the Coors Brewing Company are in Golden. It is also the birthplace of the Jolly Rancher, a candy bought by Hershey Foods Corporation. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,159. Golden was one of the first towns established in Colorado being on the way to the gold fields. It is about 15 miles from the center of Denver but is now part of the Denver Metropolitan Area.Geography
Golden is located at 39°44'49" North, 105°12'39" West (39.746837, -105.210911)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²). 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 17,159 people, 6,877 households, and 3,913 families residing in the city. The population density is 735.3/km² (1,905.1/mi²). There are 7,146 housing units at an average density of 306.2/km² (793.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.66% White, 1.03% African American, 1.05% Native American, 2.99% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.98% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 6.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,877 households out of which 26.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% are married couples living together, 8.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.85. In the city the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 16.9% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 120.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 118.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $49,115, and the median income for a family is $67,414. Males have a median income of $41,822 versus $32,413 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,257. 11.3% of the population and 3.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.4% are under the age of 18 and 7.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Golden, Colorado."
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Golden is a village located in Adams County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 629.Geography
Golden is located at 40°6'35" North, 91°1'7" West (40.109772, -91.018548)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 629 people, 257 households, and 163 families residing in the village. The population density is 385.5/km² (1,000.9/mi²). There are 280 housing units at an average density of 171.6/km² (445.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.16% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 257 households out of which 29.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% are married couples living together, 5.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% are non-families. 35.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.92. In the village the population is spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $34,333, and the median income for a family is $41,181. Males have a median income of $30,761 versus $19,034 for females. The per capita income for the village is $16,518. 3.5% of the population and 3.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.5% are under the age of 18 and 5.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Golden, Illinois."
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Golden is a town located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 201.Geography
Golden is located at 34°29'14" North, 88°11'15" West (34.487217, -88.187427)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 201 people, 87 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density is 136.2/km² (354.2/mi²). There are 106 housing units at an average density of 71.8/km² (186.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.04% White, 1.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.46% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 9.95% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 87 households out of which 24.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% are married couples living together, 3.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% are non-families. 33.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.92. In the town the population is spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 108.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $20,208, and the median income for a family is $33,333. Males have a median income of $26,250 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,047. 19.0% of the population and 19.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.3% are under the age of 18 and 37.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Golden, Mississippi."
Synonyms: GoldenSynonyms: advantageous (adj), aureate (adj), favorable (adj), favored (adj), fortunate (adj), gilded (adj), gilt (adj), gold (adj), halcyon (adj), prosperous (adj). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | But all my passion went with the golden hair, and all the spirit of preternatural flesh detached, unchangeable, empty (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) Good morning, my golden retrievers (Tomorrow Never Dies; writing credit: Bruce Feirstein) They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield) Nice big golden chips with a piece of fried fish (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) Just the other day I saw a golden retriever, he had like a gimp, ya know I just wish I could have done something (Meet the Parents; writing credit: Greg Glienna; Mary Ruth Clarke) | |
Lyrics | Run for the shadows in these golden years (Golden Years; performing artist: DAVID BOWIE) If I had those golden dreams of my yesterdays (Feel Like Making Love; performing artist: Bad Company) Still believe the golden rule (One Voice; performing artist: Billy Gilman) My lover stands on golden sands (Beyond the Sea; performing artist: Bobby Darin) A golden halo crowned him (Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord; performing artist: Boney M) | |
Clever | Do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. (references; author: Mark Twain) Silence is golden, but shouting is fun. (references; author: unknown) Golden Rule: Those who have the gold rule. (references; author: unknown) Friendship is a golden chain, the links are friends so dear; and like a rare and precious jewel, it's treasured more each year. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Golden Boy (2002) The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Golden Needles (1974) The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) Les Filles du Golden Saloon (1973) | |
Song Titles | Silence Is Golden (performing artist: Four Seasons) Silver Threads and Golden Needles (performing artist: The Spingfields) | |
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 | A mug of golden beer with a white froth; against a black background. Credit: Len Rizzi (photographer). |  | Three ER-2 over Golden Gate Bridge. Credit: NASA. |
 | A new golden era of space exploration and discovery began April 24, 1990 with the launch and ... Credit: NASA. |  | Approaching the Golden Gate. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Fanciful view of Drake's Bay with the Drake's vessel, the GOLDEN HIND, at anchor Drake sailed on the California coast in 1577. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Frontispiece. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | View of the entrance to the Golden Gate. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 151. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Reminiscent of ancient astronomic observatories, the last rays of the setting sun suffuse the entrance tunnel with a golden glow. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Salmo roosevelti Evermann -- Golden Trout of Volcano Creek. In: "The Golden Trout of the Southern High Sierras", by Barton Warren Evermann. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 25, 1905. P. 4, Plate I. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Salmo gilberti (Jordan) -- Kern River Trout. In: "The Golden Trout of the Southern High Sierras", by Barton Warren Evermann. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 25, 1905. P. 18, Plate XV. Credit: Fisheries. |
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| "The golden donkey of calcutta" by FM Electronics Commentary: "The title really says it all." | "Golden Gate Bridge, San Franci" by Tibo Commentary: "View from the vista point, an evening of september 2002." |
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Author Unknown | The golden thread through it is enthusiasm and determination. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. |
John Milton | A crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns. |
Leo Aikman | The Golden Rule is of no use whatever unless you realize it's your move. |
Mimnermus | What life is there, what delight, without golden Aphrodite? |
Novalis | Where children are, there is the golden age. |
Samuel Butler | It is tact that is golden, not silence. |
St. Simon | The golden age is before us, not behind us. |
William Shakespeare | I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people. |
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John Locke | 1690 | But though the golden age (before vain ambition, and amor sceleratus habendi, evil concupiscence, had corrupted men's minds into a mistake of true power and honour) had more virtue, and consequently better governors, as well as less vicious subjects, and there was then no stretching prerogative on the one side, to oppress the people; nor consequently on the other, any dispute about privilege, to lessen or restrain the power of the magistrate,* and so no contest betwixt rulers and people about governors or goveernment: yet, when ambition and luxury in future ages would retain and increase the power, without doing the business for which it was given; and aided by flattery, taught princes to have distinct and separate interests from their people, men found it necessary to examine more carefully the original and rights of government; and to find out ways to restrain the exorbitances, and prevent the abuses of that power, which they having intrusted in another's hands only for their own good, they found was made use of to hurt them. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | In political practice, therefore, they join in all coercive measures against the working class; and in ordinary life, despite their high falutin phrases, they stoop to pick up the golden apples dropped from the tree of industry, and to barter truth, love, and honour for traffic in wool, beetroot-sugar, and potato spirits. (reference) |
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Three Voices | Carroll, Lewis | While, like broad waves of golden grain, Or sunlit hues on cloistered pane, His colour came and went again |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | No golden light had ever been so precious as the gloom of this dark forest |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | They lived in a golden moment |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Their bodies, corpsewhite or suffused with a pallid golden light or rawly tanned by the suns, gleamed with the wet of the sea. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The sun cleared the fruit trees now and the grape leaves were golden green on the vines |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | She drank out of a golden cup, above a hogshead at a draught |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Beside this I got a rare mess of golden and silver and bright cupreous fishes, which looked like a string of jewels |
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Business | The State Golden Card Project Coordinate Group is the administrative body for IC card registration. (references) | |
Since 1993, Bull has been actively involved in the Golden Card Project, providing Chinese banks with bank smart card system solutions. (references) | ||
China’s Golden Card Project, launched in 1993 to expand the use of bank cards and set up a coherent bank card network, is divided into three phases. (references) | ||
Economic History | Israel | Consumers demonstrate preference for U.S. Jumbo Golden Seedless raisins. (references) |
Uae | Other varieties including fuji, golden delicious and gala have made some headway. (references) | |
Philippines | Recent entries are Golden Neo-Life, Barclay-Elle Marge, Nu Skin, Neways, Futurenet and Mary Kay. (references) | |
Human Rights | South Africa | Unlike in the previous year, there was no new violence between taxi owners and Golden Arrow bus drivers in Western Cape. (references) |
South Africa | In early October, charges of murder were dropped against seven persons in connection with taxi violence against Golden Arrow in 2000 because the charge sheets were incomplete. (references) | |
South Africa | In December 2000, Bandile Immanuel Botya was sentenced to three life sentences and 75 years in prison after he admitted to being paid to carry out the attacks on Golden Arrow buses in 2000. In the first half of the year, more than 30 deaths occurred in the Eastern Cape on routes around Umtata. (references) | |
Political Economy | ITALY | In addition to maintaining a golden share in Telecom Italia, the Government of Italy has a controlling interest, through parastatal energy company ENEL, in WIND/Infostrada, the second largest national operator, as well as significant interest in Blu, another large national telecoms operator. (references) |
Travel | Indonesia | In Jakarta, Blue Bird family of taxis (and the sister Silver and Golden Bird luxury taxis) are considered to be the safest and most reliable and they can be summoned by telephone (794-1234). (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TAIL, n. The part of an animal's spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own. Excepting in its foetal state, Man is without a tail, a privation of which he attests an hereditary and uneasy consciousness by the coat-skirt of the male and the train of the female, and by a marked tendency to ornament that part of his attire where the tail should be, and indubitably once was. This tendency is most observable in the female of the species, in whom the ancestral sense is strong and persistent. The tailed men described by Lord Monboddo are now generally regarded as a product of an imagination unusually susceptible to influences generated in the golden age of our pithecan past. |
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Joan Lunden | I love that. It was so cool. But I jumped out of a plane with the Golden Knights. They're the best experts in the world. |
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Warren G. Harding | 1921-1923 | I would rejoice to acclaim the era of the Golden Rule and crown it with the autocracy of service. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | The narrow fringe of States along the Atlantic seaboard advanced its frontiers across the hills and plains of an intervening continent until it passed down the golden slope to the Pacific. |
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| "Golden" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.15% of the time. "Golden" is used about 3,864 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.15% | 3,831 | 2,548 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.85% | 33 | 60,273 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,864 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "golden" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Golden | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,969 |
| Golden | Last name | 19,000 | 622 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "golden". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Michtam | N/A | Biblical | Golden psalm |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Canada | Golden Star Resources Limited | Hong Kong | Golden Harvest Entertainment (Holdings) |
| Indonesia | Aqua Golden Mississippi P.T. | Ireland | Golden Vale plc |
| Malaysia | Golden Frontier Berhad | Singapore | Golden Agri-Resources Limited |
| Thailand | Golden Land Property Development Public Co. Ltd. | United Kingdom | Golden Prospect Plc |
| USA | Golden Bear Golf, Inc. | ||
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Golden, CO (city, FIPS 30835) 2. Golden, IL (village, FIPS 30159) 3. Golden, MO 4. Golden, MS (town, FIPS 27940) |
Expressions using "golden": a golden handshake ♦ alpine golden chain ♦ aureate gilded gilt gold golden ♦ dwarf golden chinkapin ♦ Gold or Golden ♦ golden age ♦ golden algae ♦ golden anniversary ♦ golden apple ♦ golden aster ♦ Golden balls ♦ golden barrel cactus ♦ Golden Beach ♦ golden beetle ♦ Golden bird of paradise ♦ golden bleached raisins ♦ golden boy ♦ golden brown ♦ Golden bull ♦ golden buttons ♦ golden calf ♦ golden calla ♦ golden carp ♦ golden chain ♦ golden chasselas ♦ golden chinkapin ♦ Golden City ♦ golden clematis ♦ golden club ♦ golden crown beard ♦ golden crownbeard ♦ golden cup ♦ golden daisy ♦ golden Delicious ♦ golden disc ♦ golden dream ♦ golden eagle ♦ golden epoch ♦ golden everlasting ♦ golden eye ♦ golden fairy lantern ♦ golden fern ♦ golden fig ♦ golden fish ♦ golden fleece ♦ golden garlic ♦ Golden Gate ♦ golden gate bridge ♦ Golden Glades ♦ golden glow ♦ golden gram ♦ Golden grease ♦ golden grey mullet ♦ golden groundsel ♦ Golden Grove ♦ Golden hair ♦ golden haired ♦ golden hamster ♦ golden handshake ♦ golden heather ♦ Golden Hills ♦ golden honey plant ♦ golden horde ♦ golden horn ♦ golden hour ♦ golden ironweed ♦ golden jubilee ♦ golden labrador ♦ Golden Lakes ♦ golden larch ♦ Golden legend ♦ Golden Light Solar Meditation ♦ golden maid ♦ golden maidenhair ♦ Golden marcasite ♦ golden marguerite ♦ Golden Meadow ♦ golden mean ♦ golden mole ♦ Golden number ♦ golden oak mushroom ♦ golden oldie ♦ golden opinions ♦ golden opportunity ♦ golden oriole ♦ golden parachute ♦ golden parachute clause ♦ golden pea ♦ golden pheasant ♦ golden pholiota ♦ Golden pippin ♦ golden plover ♦ golden polypody ♦ Golden Pond ♦ golden pothos ♦ golden potto ♦ golden ragwort ♦ golden rain ♦ golden retriever ♦ Golden robin ♦ GOLDEN ROD. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "golden": golden-age, golden-ager, golden-banded, golden-beaked, golden-beard penstemon, golden-black, golden-blond, golden-blonde, golden-bronze, golden-brown, golden-buff, golden-clad, golden-coloured, golden-cream, golden-crested kinglet, golden-crested wren, golden-crowned thrush, golden-crusted, golden-domed, golden-dressed, golden-egg-laying, golden-eye, golden-eyed, golden-eyed fly, golden-fleeced, golden-green, golden-grey, golden-haired, golden-headed, golden-hearted, golden-leaved, golden-limbed, golden-mean, golden-mouthed, golden-oldies, golden-plated, golden-red, golden-robed, golden-rod, Golden-rod tree, golden-roofed, golden-shoe-stepped, golden-skinned, golden-stoned, golden-streaked, golden-tailed, golden-tipped, golden-toned, golden-tongued, golden-tressed, golden-white, golden-winged, golden-yellow. | |
Ending with "golden": grain-golden, red-golden. | |
Containing "golden": tart-with-a-golden-heart. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
golden retriever | 7,722 | golden corral | 579 |
golden sun | 4,810 | golden one credit union | 570 |
golden shower | 2,781 | golden retriever dog | 533 |
golden gate bridge | 2,206 | golden 1 credit union | 529 |
golden retriever puppy | 1,608 | golden retriever rescue | 487 |
golden sun lost age | 1,180 | golden gate park | 485 |
golden sun through walk | 1,140 | golden rom sun | 481 |
golden girl | 1,105 | golden retriever shirt | 472 |
golden eagle | 1,074 | 2 golden rom sun | 461 |
age golden lost sun through walk | 1,003 | golden state warrior | 453 |
golden | 853 | golden rule | 452 |
golden gate | 845 | cheat golden sun | 376 |
golden sun 2 | 838 | 2 golden sun through walk | 369 |
golden co | 835 | golden tee | 356 |
golden eye | 821 | golden seal | 352 |
golden feather | 734 | golden gate university | 311 |
golden nugget | 730 | golden gate transit | 304 |
golden palace | 720 | golden ratio | 290 |
golden west college | 674 | golden colorado | 286 |
golden retriever jewelry | 649 | golden boy | 278 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "golden"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | goue (gold). (various references) | |
Albanian | i florinjtë (gold), i artë (aureate, gold), artë (gold). (various references) | |
Arabic | لامع (blazing, bright, brilliant, burnished, dazzling, flamboyant, flashing, glazed, gleaming, glimmering, glistering, glittering, glossed, glossy, high, lambent, lucid, lustrous, outstanding, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, sheen, shining, shiny, showy, sleek, slick, sparkle, sparkling, star, staring), ذهبي (auric, aurous), أشقر (blond). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | otaikimmio'tokaan (golden eagle), kííhtsípimisa'ai (golden-eye duck). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | златен (gold), златист (aureate, gold). (various references) | |
Chinese | 金色 , 金黃 (golden yellow), 金黄. (various references) | |
Czech | zlatý (gold), pozlacený (gilded, golden-plated), jedineèný (incomparable, nonesuch, one and only, peerless, singular, unique, unparalleled, unrepeatable, unrivalled), jasnì žlutý. (various references) | |
Danish | gylden (gold-coloured, guilder, gulden), av guld (gold). (various references) | |
Dutch | gulden (gold, guilder, guilders, gulden), gouden (gold). (various references) | |
Esperanto | orkolora (gold-coloured), orblonda, ora (gold). (various references) | |
Faeroese | gyltur (gold). (various references) | |
Farsi | زرین , طلاءی (Auburn, Gilt), اعلا, درخشنده (Radiant, Resplendent). (various references) | |
Finnish | kultainen (gold), kullanvärinen (gold-coloured), kullankeltainen. (various references) | |
French | en or, doré, d'or. (various references) | |
German | golden (aureate, gold). (various references) | |
Greek | χρυσαφένιοσ, χρυσαφένιος. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | artë (gold). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מוזהב (gilt, gold), של זהב, זהוב (gold coin, guilder, gulden), זהבוני, כתום (orange, yellow). (various references) | |
Hungarian | aranysárga (gilt), aranyból való, arany- (aureate), értékes (costly, estimable, expensive things, invaluable, of value, precious, priceless, prize, substantial, to be of value, to be worth money, to do yeoman service, to do yeoman's service, valuable). (various references) | |
Icelandic | gull (gold). (various references) | |
Indonesian | terbuat dari emas, keemas-emasan, keemasan (gilded). (various references) | |
Irish | órga. (various references) | |
Italian | d'oro (gold, of gold), dorato (gilded, gilt), di oro, biondo (blond, blond colour, blonde, fair, fair colour, fair-haired, light), aureo (auric, gold), àureo (aureate). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 黄金色 (gold-colored), コンマ以下 (below the decimal, cockroach, commune, connecting rod, con-rod, conversion, convert, convolution, convolve, cornrow style, ghost, ghost town, ghost writer, giving permission, go steady, goal, goal getter, goal kick, goal line, goal post, goal reached, goalkeeper, goatability, go-cart, goggles, go-go, go-go dance, going my way, gold, gold medalist, gold rush, Goldberg, golden age, golden disk, golden hour, golden time, Golden Week, golem, Gordon, gorgeous, gothic, green light, hit the goal, make the goal, of no account, prime time, traffic light). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | こがねいろ (gold-colored), ゴールデン . (various references) | |
Korean | 황금. (various references) | |
Luxembourgish | gëlle. (various references) | |
Manx | buigh-airhey. (various references) | |
Norwegian | gylden. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oldengay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | dourado (aureate, dolphin, dorado, dory, gilded, gilt, gold), áureo (aureate, gold). (various references) | |
Romanian | preţios (affected, bombastic, costly, dear, euphuistic, flatulent, grandiose, mincing, namby-pamby, niminy-piminy, ornate, precious, valuable, valued), excelent (a1, best, capital, champion, clinking, consummate, crack, excellent, excellently, exquisite, fine, first rate, great, noble, passing, roaring, special, splendid, that's capital, tiptop, topping), de aur, auriu (brilliant), aurit (gilded, gilt). (various references) | |
Romany | somnakày (golden ring), muna (golden necklace). (various references) | |
Russian | золотой (gold). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zlatan (aureate, auric, gold, nice, sweet). (various references) | |
Shona | chidzvururu (African golden oriole). (various references) | |
Spanish | dorado (aureate, Dorado, gilded, gilding, gilt). (various references) | |
Sranan | gowtu (gold). (various references) | |
Swedish | gyllene (gold). (various references) | |
Thai | สีทอง (gold), รุ่งเรือง. (various references) | |
Turkish | türünün en iyisi (in a class of one's own), altin (gold), altın sarısı (or), altın gibi, altın (gold), üstün (above, ascendant, ascendent, atop, atop of, choice, distingue, excellent, extra, high, hyper-, over, predominant, pre-eminencent, preponderant, super, super-, super-duty, superior, supra-, transcendent, unsurpassed, up). (various references) | |
Turkmen | tylla (gold). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | щасливий (blessed, blithe, chancy, felicitous, fortunate, happy, joyful, joyous, lucky, overjoyed, palmy, providential, thrifty), золотистий (aureate, aurulent), золотий (gold). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | quý báu, nhiều vàng có màu vàng quý giá, bằng vàng có vàng. (various references) | |
Welsh | euraid (gold). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Abies magnifica, Alepes djedaba, Aquila chrysaetos, auratas, aureolam, aureolus, aureus, Bucephala clangula, Caranx djedaba, Caranx kalla, croceis, croceus, evla da la pizza, flavum, flavus, Gobius auratus, Hydrastis canadensis, Phaseolus aureus, RM:evla, rutilus, solidago virgaurea, Vigna radiata. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | zairitem, zaranaênem, zaranim. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeneto de hnika epausanto pasai ai kamhloi pinousai elaben o anqrwpoV enwtia crusa ana dracmhn olkhV kai duo yelia epi taV ceiraV authV deka cruswn olkh autwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Postquam ergo biberunt cameli protulit vir inaures aureas adpendentes siclos duos et armillas totidem pondo siclorum decem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne after that the camelis hadden drunkun, the man brouyte forth goldun eer ryngis, peisynge two sicles, and as feel arm serclis, peiys of ten siclys. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And as the camels had lefte drynckynge he toke an earynge of halfe a sicle weght and .ij golden bracelettes for hyr hades of .x. sycles weyght of gold |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ear-ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Ug nahitabo nga sa human makainum ang mga camello, gihatagan siya sa tawo ug usa ka ariyos nga bulawan, nga nagatimbang ug tunga sa siclo, ug duruha ka pulceras alang sa iyang mga kamot nga timbang ug napulo ka siclo nga bulawan, |
| Croatian | Kad su deve prestale piti, èovjek izvadi viticu od zlata, tešku pol šekela, i stavi je na njezine nosnice, a na ruke joj stavi dvije zlatne narukvice, teške deset šekela. |
| Danish | og da Kamelernes Tørst var slukket, tog han en gylden Næsering, der vejede en halv Sekel, og to Armbånd, der vejede ti Guldsekel, og satte dem på hendes Arme; |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde, als de kemelen voleindigd hadden te drinken, dat die man een gouden voorhoofdsiersel nam, welks gewicht was een halve sikkel, en twee armringen aan haar handen, welker gewicht was tien sikkelen gouds. |
| Finnish | Kun kamelit olivat juoneet, otti mies kultaisen nenärenkaan, joka painoi puolen sekeliä, ja hänen käsiinsä kaksi rannerengasta, jotka painoivat kymmenen kultasekeliä. |
| French | Quand les chameaux eurent fini de boire, l`homme prit un anneau d`or, du poids d`un demi-sicle, et deux bracelets, du poids de dix sicles d`or. |
| German | Da nun die Kamele alle getrunken hatten, nahm er einen goldenen Reif, ein halbes Lot schwer, und zwei Armringe an ihre Hände, zehn Lot Goldes schwer, |
| Hungarian | És lõn, mikor a tevék már eleget ittak, elévõn az ember egy aranyfüggõt, a melynek súlya fél siklus, és két karpereczet, a melynek súlya tíz arany. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setelah semua unta minum sepuas-puasnya, hamba Abraham mengambil perhiasan emas yang berharga, lalu mengenakannya pada hidung gadis itu. Pada lengannya diberi sepasang gelang emas. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, setelah sudah segala unta itu minum kenyang-kenyang, maka diambil oleh orang itu sepasang anting-anting emas, beratnya setengah syikal, dan sepasang gelang emas, beratnya sepuluh syikal, yang dikenakannya pada kedua belah tangannya; |
| Italian | Quando i cammelli ebbero finito di bere, quell'uomo prese un pendente d'oro del peso di mezzo siclo e glielo pose alle narici e le pose sulle braccia due braccialetti del peso di dieci sicli d'oro. |
| Maori | A ka mutu te inu o nga kamera, na ka tikina e taua tangata tetahi whakakai koura, he hawhe hekere tona taimaha, me nga poroporo e rua mo ona ringa, kotahi tekau nga hekere koura te taimaha; |
| Norwegian | Da så kamelene hadde drukket, tok mannen en gullring som veide en halv sekel, og to armbånd som veide ti sekel gull, og la dem om hennes armer. |
| Portuguese | Depois que os camelos acabaram de beber, tomou o homem um pendente de ouro, de meio siclo de peso, e duas pulseiras para as mãos dela, do peso de dez siclos de ouro; |
| Rumanian | Cknd s`au sqturat cqmilele de bqut, omul a luat o verigq de aur, de greutatea unei jumqtqyi de siclu wi douq brqyqri, grele de zece sicli de aur. |
| Swedish | Och när alla kamelerna hade druckit, tog mannen fram en näsring av guld, en halv sikel i vikt, och två armband av guld, tio siklar i vikt, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "golden": goldener, goldenest, goldeneye, goldeneyes, goldenly, goldenness, goldennesses, goldenrod, goldenrods, goldenseal, goldenseals. (additional references) | |
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"Golden" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: folden, Geleen, gelen, gilden, Gildon, Glodex, gloven, goalden, godaan, godan, godden, Godlee, godlen, godlet, goldened, goldeneh, golder, goldern, goldi, Goldor, Goldrein, golen, Golke, Goltix, Golzen, golzern, gooden, goodin, Gouden, gouldens, gowden, Gueden, Guldne, gulpen, gylden, Iggulden, ogadeni, Roldan, Zolden. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "golden" (pronounced gō"ldun) |
| 5 | -ō" l d u n | beholden, embolden, Holden, olden, Soldan. |
| 3 | -d u n | abandon, bedridden, broaden, burden, cordon, deaden, downtrodden, forbidden, garden, gladden, harden, hidden, Jordan, laden, leaden, Linden, Loden, Louden, madden, maiden, menhaden, Myrmidon, overburden, overridden, pardon, prekindergarten, prostaglandin, redden, ridden, sadden, sodden, sudden, tendon, unburden, warden, widen, wooden. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dongle, longed. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-g-l-n-o" | |
-1 letter: loden, lodge, longe, ogled, olden. | |
-2 letters: doge, dole, done, dong, enol, geld, gled, glen, gold, gone, lend, leno, lode, loge, lone, long, node, noel, ogle. | |
-3 letters: del, den, doe, dog, dol, don, ego, eld, end, eng, eon, ged, gel, gen, god, led, leg, log, nod, nog, ode, old, ole, one. | |
-4 letters: de, do, ed. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-g-l-n-o" | |
+1 letter: dongles, endlong, glenoid, lounged. | |
+2 letters: anglepod, belonged, bludgeon, cologned, doweling, eloigned, englobed, goldener, goldenly, headlong, lodgment, longhead, modeling, sidelong, ungloved, yodeling. | |
+3 letters: alongside, anglepods, beholding, bludgeons, clangored, coleading, comingled, congealed, conglobed, delousing, deploring, deploying, devolving, dewooling, dowelling, elongated, enfolding, euglenoid, evildoing, exploding, genocidal, girandole, gladstone, godliness, goldenest, goldeneye, goldenrod, goldstone, gondolier, groundsel, gunkholed, knowledge, lodgement, lodgments, longheads, longitude, loudening, modelings, modelling, moldering, prolonged, refolding, reloading, remolding, soldering, unclogged, ungodlier, yodelling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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