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the color so rare in nature that creatures fake it with light tricks instead.
means Having the warm yellow color of gold, or — figuratively — being precious, ideal, or full of promise.
from From Old English 'gylden,' the adjective form of 'gold' — itself rooted in a Proto-Germanic word ('gulþą') and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root '*ghel-' meaning 'to shine' or 'yellow,' the same glittering ancestor that gives us 'yellow,' 'gleam,' and 'glow.' The '-en' ending is the old 'made of' suffix, the same one hiding in 'wooden' and 'woolen' — so 'golden' literally meant 'made of gold' before it drifted into meaning merely gold-colored or wonderful.
- no pigment
- Most gold shimmer is structure, not actual yellow pigment
- golden ratio
- Appears in shells, galaxies, and your face
- golden hour
- Photographers chase one fleeting glow per day
- golden record
- Two play Earth's mixtape into deep space
- golden rule
- Predates every major religion that claims it
golden state warriors — nba team that won 73 games in 2015-16 season
golden gate bridge — suspension bridge in san francisco, completed 1937
golden globes — annual awards ceremony for film and television, established 1944
golden ratio — mathematical proportion (1.618) found in nature and architecture