goldilocks

Everyday

1. (a name) Goldilocks is the girl in the fairy tale «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», who tries the bears' porridge, chairs and beds and likes the ones that are «just right». tree →
2. (informal) Goldilocks describes something that is not too much and not too little but just right. tree →
3. (science) The Goldilocks zone is the area around a star where a planet is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water. tree →
4. Goldilocks is also the name of other princesses in fairy tales. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and literacy lessons, the fairy tale; in science, the Goldilocks zone in space lessons about planets and life; in everyday talk, «a Goldilocks amount».

Examples

• Goldilocks ate the baby bear's porridge. tree →
• The porridge was too hot, then too cold, then just right. tree →
• Earth is in the Goldilocks zone of the Sun. tree →
• We need a Goldilocks amount of water for the seeds. tree →
• The three bears found Goldilocks asleep. tree →
• But Goldilocks was so fond of Charming that she could not be happy unless he was near her, and she was always singing his praises. tree →

Note

Written with a capital G. Not a real person. Her name means «golden hair» (locks = hair).