gold
noun · adjective · verb · adverb
Simple meaning
A warm, shiny yellow color.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
gohldIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡoʊld
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A warm, shiny yellow color.
A deep yellow color
uncountable
A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
Great wealth
“Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson.”
countable or uncountable
A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
figuratively
Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
adjective
of commercial services
Premium, superior.
Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.
Having the colour of gold.
Made of gold.
verb
To appear or cause to appear golden.
adverb
Of or referring to a gold version of something
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: a warm, shiny yellow color.
Used this way, gold is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use gold
- “Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson.”noun
- “The child was as good as gold.”noun
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