golden mean
UK/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈmiːn//ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn/
golden mean noun: a position of balance between excess and deficiency.
Noun
golden mean (plural golden means)
- A position of balance between excess and deficiency.
- He who chooses the golden mean safely avoids both the hovel and the palace(Can we date this quote?), chapter 10, in Odes II, translation of original by Horace
Forms of golden mean
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Origin of golden mean
Calque of Latin aurea mediocritās.
Words that rhyme with golden mean
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about golden mean
- What does golden mean mean?
- Golden mean means a position of balance between excess and deficiency.
- What part of speech is golden mean?
- Golden mean is a noun.
- How do you pronounce golden mean?
- Golden mean is pronounced /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈmiːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of golden mean?
- The plural of golden mean is golden means.
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