According to Dictionary.com, Betty White was the definition of \u00ab\u00a0golden.\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>
\nThe word \u00ab\u00a0golden,\u00a0\u00bb according to Dictionary.com, is an adjective. It’s also synonymous with legendary Hollywood actress. With the news of White’s sudden death Friday, the last day of 2021 and just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday, many of her friends, former co-stars, and even Dictionary.com have taken to social media to share their tributes to \u00ab\u00a0The Golden Girls\u00a0\u00bb actress whose career spans decades. golden adjective 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold. 2. full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor. 3. highly talented and favored; destined for success. 4. Betty White. pic.twitter.com\/uLiOr5j13X According to IMDB, White has acting credits in almost every year since 1945, including recently as the voice of Bitey White in 2019’s \u00ab\u00a0Toy Story 4.\u00a0\u00bb NBC talk show host and \u00ab\u00a0Saturday Night Live\u00a0\u00bb alum Seth Meyers tweeted that White is the \u00ab\u00a0only SNL host I ever saw get a standing ovation at the after party.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0Star Trek\u00a0\u00bb actor and author George Takei said that White is \u00ab\u00a0our national treasure.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Our Sue Ann Nivens, our beloved Rose Nylund,\u00a0\u00bb he said referencing her characters on \u00ab\u00a0The Mary Tyler Moore Show\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0The Golden Girls,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0has joined the heavens to delight the stars with her inimitable style, humor, and charm. A great loss to us all.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0When midnight strikes tonight, let us all raise a toast to Betty,\u00a0\u00bb Takei added. Our national treasure, Betty White, has passed just before her 100th birthday. Our Sue Ann Nivens, our beloved Rose Nylund, has joined the heavens to delight the stars with her inimitable style, humor, and charm. A great loss to us all. We shall miss her dearly. Ryan Reynolds, who starred alongside White and Sandra Bullock in 2009’s \u00ab\u00a0The Proposal,\u00a0\u00bb said the \u00ab\u00a0world looks different now.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret,\u00a0\u00bb he said. Reynolds has joked for years that White is his \u00ab\u00a0ex-girlfriend,\u00a0\u00bb and in an exclusive interview with People Magazine that published just days before her death, White joked that Reynolds has always been infatuated with her. \u00ab\u00a0I’ve heard Ryan can’t get over his thing for me, but Robert Redford is The One,\u00a0\u00bb she told People. Redford, she has previously joked, is her Hollywood crush. The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We\u2019ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret. pic.twitter.com\/uevwerjobS It’s not just former co-stars who were affected by her death. The U.S. Army tweeted condolences as well, paying tribute to her time served volunteering with the service. \u00ab\u00a0Not only was she an amazing actress, she also served during WWII as a member of the American Women’s Voluntary Services,\u00a0\u00bb the Army said. \u00ab\u00a0A true legend on and off the screen.\u00a0\u00bb We are saddened by the passing of Betty White. Not only was she an amazing actress, she also served during WWII as a member of the American Women’s Voluntary Services. A true legend on and off the screen. pic.twitter.com\/1HRDYCeV7w Li Cohen is a social media producer and trending reporter for CBS News, focusing on social justice issues.<\/p>\n