gold

noun
UK: /ɡəʊld/
US: /ɡoʊld/

  1. A yellow precious metal that is used for making jewellery, coins, and other valuable objects.

    1. This ring is made of gold [ ] [ ]
    2. The ancient Incas adorned their temples with gold [ ] [ ]

  2. A yellow color like that of gold.

    1. Her hair is a beautiful gold [ ] [ ]
    2. The sunset painted the sky with hues of gold and crimson [ ] [ ]

  3. Something that is considered extremely valuable or important.

    1. Friendship is gold to me [ ] [ ]
    2. A good education is pure gold in today's competitive world [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

wealth treasure money abundance
gold verb

  1. To cover something with a thin layer of gold.

    1. They golded the statue. [ ] [ ]
    2. The artist wanted to gold the edges of the painting to make it shine [ ] [ ]
gold adjective

  1. Made of or containing gold.

    1. This is gold jewelry. [ ] [ ]
    2. The gold watch was a gift from his grandfather [ ] [ ]

  2. Having the color of gold.

    1. She has gold hair [ ] [ ]
    2. The leaves turned a beautiful gold color in the autumn sunlight [ ] [ ]

  3. Very valuable or excellent.

    1. He has a gold heart [ ] [ ]
    2. Her advice proved gold when dealing with the difficult client [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "gold" in English means: A yellow precious metal that is used for making jewellery, coins, and other valuable objects., A yellow color like that of gold., Something that is considered extremely valuable or important..

The phonetic transcription of "gold" is /ɡəʊld/ in British English and /ɡoʊld/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "gold": wealth, treasure, money, abundance.

Example usage of "gold": "This ring is made of gold". More examples on the page.