goldilocks

• Nom désignant une plante herbacée vivace à floraison précoce, originaire du sud et du sud-est de l'Europe, dont les inflorescences rappellent la solidage (verge d'or).

A noun referring to an early-flowering perennial plant native to southern and southeastern Europe, with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod.

1. Fairy tale characterA1informal

   A young girl from the classic fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', who enters the bears' house and tests their belongings.

   Boucle d'or (personnage de conte)

   • Goldilocks ate the porridge that was just right.
   • The story of Goldilocks is popular among children.
   • In the tale, Goldilocks falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

2. Plant speciesC1formalscientific

   An early-flowering perennial plant native to southern and southeastern Europe, with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod.

   Verge d'or à feuilles de marguerite

   • Goldilocks blooms in late spring, adding a splash of yellow to rocky slopes.
   • The botanical name for goldilocks is often Aster linosyris.
   • Goldilocks thrives in dry, sunny habitats across Mediterranean regions.

3. Person with golden hairB1informal

   A person, typically a girl or woman, with blonde or golden-colored hair.

   Personne aux cheveux dorés

   • She was called 'Goldilocks' by her friends because of her bright blonde curls.
   • The actress played the role of a goldilocks in the movie.
   • Every goldilocks in the family inherited that hair color.

   Synonymesblondetowhead

4. Astronomical termC2formalscientific

   The habitable zone around a star where conditions might be just right for liquid water and potentially life.

   Zone de Goldilocks

   • Earth is located in the Sun's Goldilocks zone.
   • Astronomers search for exoplanets in the Goldilocks zone of their stars.
   • The concept of the Goldilocks zone is fundamental to astrobiology.