golden mean

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin aurea mediocritās.

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: gōld'ən mēn, IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈmiːn/
(US) enPR: gōld'ən mēn, IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

golden mean (plural golden means)

A position of balance between excess and deficiency.
- (Can we date this quote?), chapter 10, in Odes II, translation of original by Horace:
  He who chooses the golden mean safely avoids both the hovel and the palace

Translations

balance between excess and deficiency

Catalan: daurat punt mitjà
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: den gyldne middelvej
Dutch: gulden middenweg m, juiste middenweg m
Finnish: kultainen keskitie
French: juste milieu (fr) m
German: goldener Mittelweg m, goldene Mitte f
Hungarian: arany középút (hu)
Latin: aurea mediocritas f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: den gylne middelvei

Nynorsk: den gylne middelvegen
Polish: złoty środek (pl) m
Russian: золотая середи́на f (zolotaja seredína)
Swedish: gyllene medelväg c
Ukrainian: золота́ середи́на f (zolotá seredýna)

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