golden mean
nounDefinition of golden mean
: the medium between extremes : moderation
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Synonyms for golden mean
Synonyms
mean, medium, middle, middle ground, midpoint
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Examples of golden mean in a Sentence
when it comes to money, the golden mean is saving some income, while giving yourself a modest spending allowance
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Spago today lands squarely in the golden mean of upscale dining: modern but not exactly modernist; elegant but not stuffy; stimulating but rarely thrilling. — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, "Spago at middle age: Is Wolfgang Puck’s flagship restaurant still relevant?," 27 June 2019 There are moderates and there are extremists, and there are those who always seek the golden mean between the two. — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, "Setting the World to Rights," 10 Apr. 2019 No one had actually read Hogan’s book, nor anything about Smithson’s creation of the spiral, which some say reflects Fibonacci’s golden mean. — Anne Slowey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Fear and Self-Loathing in the American Southwest," 25 July 2018 Most of his neighbors too seem to have found a kind of golden mean between old and new, and peace has broken out on the hillside vineyards of Barolo and Barbaresco, which now enjoy an unprecedented renown, thanks to the King of Barbaresco. — Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country, "How a wine making dynasty challenged the old ways in order to save itself.," 11 Oct. 2016 Tapping into civic energy in America What could a golden mean in the US look like? — Elena Souris, Vox, "Data rights are civic rights: a participatory framework for GDPR in the US?," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'golden mean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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