A golden age is a period of time during which a very high level of achievement is reached in a particular field of activity, especially in art or literature.
You grew up in the golden age of American children's books. [+ of]
golden age in British English
noun
1. classical mythology
the first and best age of humankind, when existence was happy, prosperous, and innocent
2.
the most flourishing and outstanding period, esp in the history of an art or nation
the golden age of poetry
3.
the great classical period of Latin literature, occupying approximately the 1st century bc and represented by such writers as Cicero and Virgil
golden age in American English
noun
1.
the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc
2. Classical Mythology
the first and best of the four ages of humankind; an era of peace and innocence that finally yielded to the silver age
3. (usually caps)
a period in Latin literature, 70 b.c. to a.d.14, in which Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Ovid, and others wrote; the first phase of classical Latin
Compare "> silver age (sense 2)
4.
the period in life after middle age, traditionally characterized by wisdom, contentment, and useful leisure
5.
the age at which a person normally retires
Word origin
[1545–55]
Examples of 'golden age' in a sentence
golden age
Needless to say, Nesbitt's pronouncement wasn't a signal for a cosy chat about some former golden age.
Magnus Mills THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT (2003)
A good enough speaker, slightly dull - but actually this isn't the golden age of political oratory, is it?
Barnard, Robert POLITICAL SUICIDE (2003)
`For anthropologists, the golden age is too often the primitive peoples we study with such attention.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2003)
Quoyle said he would find out things about the Golden Age home in Killick-Claw.
Annie Proulx THE SHIPPING NEWS (2002)
In other languages
golden age
British English: golden age NOUN
A golden age is a period of time during which a very high level of achievement is reached in a particular field of activity, especially in art or literature.
You grew up in the golden age of children's books.