(classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period
any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness
a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"