Gold Definition & Meaning

gold
adjective
  1. made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
  2. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
noun
  1. coins made of gold
  2. a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
  3. a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
  4. great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
  5. something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"

Synonyms for gold

amber adj

of a medium to dark brownish yellow color a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room

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au noun

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element

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aureate adj

elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting

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chromatic adj

able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens" based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones

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colored adj

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color

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gilded adj

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" based on pretense

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gilt adj

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair

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golden adj

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair

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metallic adj

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster

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"Gold" in song lyrics

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  • "I fold like four cloves who be getting the gold"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Chapel — Freestyle
  • "Freaks fortify flesh with gold"
    3rd Bass — Brooklyn-Queens
  • "It wasn't paved with gold"
    60 Second Assassin f/ Killah Priest, Kristina Green, Timbo King — Paradise

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Frequently asked questions

What does gold mean?
made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" coins made of gold a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits
What part of speech is gold?
Gold is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does gold have?
Gold has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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