gold

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
2. (countable, uncountable) A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
3. (uncountable) A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.
5. (countable) A gold medal.
6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
7. (countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold.

Symbol

☉ (alchemy)

Adj

1. (not-comparable, usually) Made of gold.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Having the colour of gold.
3. (not-comparable, usually) Premium, superior.
4. (not-comparable, usually) Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.
5. (not-comparable, usually) Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is immediately available for to read for free with no embargo period.

Verb

To appear or cause to appear golden.

Adj

In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

Adv

of or referring to a gold version of something

Synonyms

golden

gilded

treasure

aurum

money

💸

bronze

Au

gilt

aureate

silver

copper

amber

aurous

darling

gold coin

gold medal

metal

🤘

precious metal

wealth

gold-colored

goldish

atomic number 79

bell metal

of gold

baby

👶

of the color of gold

lead

silver and antimony

babe

or

peso

pewter

goldy

precious stones

red

shining

auric

tin

ambition

deep yellow

yellow

yellow metal

zinc

G

gold coins

pure gold

gold ornament

jewelery

bull’s-eye

brass

Translations

or

oro

Gold

oro

goud

ouro

χρυσός

or

aurum

ذهب

altın

χρυσάφι

aur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəʊld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gold

Inherited from Old English: gold

Cognate with Dutch: goud

Cognate with German: Gold

Cognate with Norwegian: gull

Cognate with Swedish: guld

Cognate with Latvian: zelts

Cognate with Russian: зо́лото

Cognate with Persian: زرد

Cognate with Sanskrit: हिरण्य

In summary

From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Dutch goud, German Gold, Norwegian gull, Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages include Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya).

Sentences

An hour later , he had before him a chest of Spanish gold coins .

" There's gold here ," he said .

That's a lot of gold .

The gold mining town Thornborough was named after him .

This image was made of cast bronze and gilded with gold .

The old man wore a breastplate of gold , and he knew about my past .