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- [gohld]
- /goʊld/
- /ɡəʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohld]
- /goʊld/
Definitions of gold word
- noun gold Herbert, born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. 1
- noun gold Thomas, 1920–2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe. 1
- adjective gold consisting of gold. 1
- adjective gold pertaining to gold. 1
- adjective gold like gold. 1
- adjective gold of the color of gold. 1
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Origin of gold
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Gold, Gothic gulth
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Parts of speech for Gold
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gold popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gold usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gold
adj gold
- gilt — a simple past tense and past participle of gild1 .
- halcyon — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- aureate — covered with gold; gilded
- gilded — covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
adjective gold
- golden — bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.
noun gold
- title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
- medal — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- trophy — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- treasure — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- nuggets — a lump of something, as of precious metal.
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