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Gold

noun/hˈeɪθɔːɹn/
Definition
coins made of gold
a deep yellow color
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈeɪθɔːɹn/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡˈəʊld/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡˈəʊld/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈeɪθɔːɹn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouncoins made of gold
nouna deep yellow color
“an amber light illuminated the room”
nouna 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
noungreat wealth; --Ben Jonson
“Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold”
nounsomething likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
“the child was as good as gold”
adjectivemade from or covered with gold
“gold coins”
adjectivehaving the deep slightly brownish color of gold
“long aureate (or golden) hair”
Word Forms
goldadjectivemade from or covered with gold
amberadjectiveof a medium to dark brownish yellow color
goldnouna 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
giltnouna coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
or
pièces d'or
🇪🇸Spanish
oro
monedas hechas de oro
🇮🇹Italian
oro
monete d'oro
🇳🇱Dutch
goud
munten gemaakt van goud
🇵🇹Portuguese
ouro
moedas feitas de ouro
🇷🇺Russian
золото
монеты из золота
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सोना
सोने से बने सिक्के
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সোনার তৈরি কয়েন
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தங்கம்
தங்கத்தால் செய்யப்பட்ட நாணயங்கள்
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బంగారం
బంగారంతో చేసిన నాణేలు
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सोने
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સોનું
સોનાના બનેલા સિક્કા
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ಚಿನ್ನ
ಚಿನ್ನದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വർണ്ണം
സ്വർണ്ണം കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച നാണയങ്ങൾ
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ਸੋਨਾ
ਸੋਨੇ ਦੇ ਬਣੇ ਸਿੱਕੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
سونا
سونے سے بنے سکے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
金子
金币
🇯🇵Japanese
金で作られたコイン
🇰🇷Korean
금으로 만든 동전
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vàng
đồng xu làm bằng vàng
🇹🇭Thai
ทอง
เหรียญที่ทำจากทองคำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
emas
koin yang terbuat dari emas
🇵🇭Filipino
ginto
mga barya na gawa sa ginto
🇲🇾Malay
emas
syiling yang diperbuat daripada emas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ذهب
عملات مصنوعة من الذهب
🇮🇷Persian
طلا
سکه های ساخته شده از طلا
🇹🇷Turkish
altın
altından yapılmış paralar
🇮🇱Hebrew
זָהָב
מטבעות עשויים זהב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gold'?
The primary meaning of 'gold' is 'coins made of gold'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gold' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gold' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gold' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gold' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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