GOLDFINITIONS
Noun 1. gold - coins made of gold
precious metal - any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
atomic number 79, Au, gold - 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
2. gold - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" amber yellow, yellowness - the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
3. gold - 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 - atomic number 79, Au
gold foil - foil made of gold
gold leaf - a very thin form of gold foil
gold - coins made of gold
noble metal - any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation
gold dust - the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining
dental gold - an alloy of gold used in dentistry
green gold - a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance
guinea gold - 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made
graphic tellurium, sylvanite - a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America
4. gold - great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
riches, wealth - an abundance of material possessions and resources
5. gold - 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"
invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness - the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
Adj. 1. gold - made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" golden, gilded
metal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
2. gold - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
gilded, gilt, golden, aureate
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
