golden mean

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/

Noun

golden mean (plural golden means)

1. A position of balance between excess and deficiency.
   • Horace (Odes II - 10)

     Auream quisquis mediocritatem diligit, tutus caret obsoleti sordibus tecti, caret invidenda, sobrius aula. (He who chooses the golden mean safely avoids both the hovel and the palace).

Translations

balance between excess and deficiency

Catalan: daurat punt mitjà Finnish: kultainen keskitie French: juste milieu (fr) m Latin: aurea mediocritas f

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