gold
1 of 2noun
ˈgōld 
often attributive
1
: a yellow metallic element that occurs naturally in pure form and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and electronics see Chemical Elements Table
2
a(1)
: gold coins
(2)
: a gold piece
b
: money
c
: gold standard sense 1
3
: a variable color averaging deep yellow
4
: something resembling gold
especially : something valued as the finest of its kind
a heart of gold
5
: a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition : a gold medal
gold
2 of 2adjective
: qualifying for a gold record
Synonyms
Noun
- bread [slang]
- bucks
- cabbage [slang]
- cash
- change
- chips
- coin
- currency
- dough
- green
- jack [slang]
- kale [slang]
- legal tender
- lolly [British]
- long green [slang]
- loot
- lucre
- money
- moola [slang]
- moolah
- needful
- pelf
- scratch [slang]
- shekels
- sheqels
- shekelim
- shekalim
- sheqalim
- tender
- wampum
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Example Sentences
Noun diamonds in a setting of 24-karat gold What is the price of gold?
Recent Examples on the Web
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 McKinzie's passion is visible among the brown and gold-clad fans surrounding Kibler Field. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 The Djinn’s dark-skinned presence — first smoke, then flesh — is brown, gold-tinged, black, blue, and iridescent with a sensual patina. Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 That has given way to a series of gleaming, gold-colored ridges. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022 On a recent Saturday, Aida talks to a toddler in Dari on the gold-green carpet of a Northglenn mosque, about 25 minutes north of Denver. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Tens of thousands of garnet-and-gold-clad spectators helped sell out the Superdome, virtually negating what could have been a home advantage for LSU in a game played just 80 miles from its Baton Rouge campus. Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Shamoun did not reply to questions about the PPP loan or his claims about gold records and working with major artists. Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2022 The latter are arranged into kaleidoscopic patterns in the main room’s swirling, gold-heavy digital montage, or meld with visitors’ faces in interactive displays in one of the smaller galleries. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Joe Barrett, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Her black hair curls into a top knot, accented by gold hoops and a welcoming smile. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The post was simply captioned with a gold crown emoji. Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022 While Louis Vuitton took the gold crown, other posh brands weren’t far behind. Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022 Broyles, the new Miss America, cried as confetti rained and a gold crown was placed on her head. Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2021 Mahala Sutherland was still wearing her traditional feather headband when the pageant judge placed the gold crown on her head. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021 Kate wore a fiery-red coat dress from London brand Eponine, which evoked the red dragon on the Welsh national flag, as well as gold earrings from Welsh designer Spells of Love. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 June 2022 When Maryland’s Old Westminster Winery debuted nine years ago, the bottles featured traditional labels with gold-leaf lettering and capsules over the corks. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 See More
Noun
Bitcoin’s proven the most volatile major asset class in history, and anything but a gold-like refuge for hard times. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 McKinzie's passion is visible among the brown and gold-clad fans surrounding Kibler Field. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 The Djinn’s dark-skinned presence — first smoke, then flesh — is brown, gold-tinged, black, blue, and iridescent with a sensual patina. Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 That has given way to a series of gleaming, gold-colored ridges. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022 On a recent Saturday, Aida talks to a toddler in Dari on the gold-green carpet of a Northglenn mosque, about 25 minutes north of Denver. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Tens of thousands of garnet-and-gold-clad spectators helped sell out the Superdome, virtually negating what could have been a home advantage for LSU in a game played just 80 miles from its Baton Rouge campus. Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Shamoun did not reply to questions about the PPP loan or his claims about gold records and working with major artists. Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2022 The latter are arranged into kaleidoscopic patterns in the main room’s swirling, gold-heavy digital montage, or meld with visitors’ faces in interactive displays in one of the smaller galleries. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Adjective
Her butter head, with a gold crown instead of silver because of the 50th anniversary of the contest, was displayed at the Minnesota History Center for several years. Joe Barrett, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Her black hair curls into a top knot, accented by gold hoops and a welcoming smile. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The post was simply captioned with a gold crown emoji. Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022 While Louis Vuitton took the gold crown, other posh brands weren’t far behind. Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022 Broyles, the new Miss America, cried as confetti rained and a gold crown was placed on her head. Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2021 Mahala Sutherland was still wearing her traditional feather headband when the pageant judge placed the gold crown on her head. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021 Kate wore a fiery-red coat dress from London brand Eponine, which evoked the red dragon on the Welsh national flag, as well as gold earrings from Welsh designer Spells of Love. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 June 2022 When Maryland’s Old Westminster Winery debuted nine years ago, the bottles featured traditional labels with gold-leaf lettering and capsules over the corks. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, going back to Old English, neuter strong noun, going back to Germanic *gulþa-/*gulđa- (with varying accentuation, whence also Old Frisian, Old Saxon, and Old High German gold "gold," Old Norse gull, goll, Gothic gulþ), going back to dialectal Indo-European *ǵhl̥(h3)-to-, with full-grade ablaut *ǵhel(h3)-to- (in Latvian zȩ̀lts "gold," Old Prussian sealtmeno "oriole") and o-grade *ǵhol(h3)-to- (in Slavic *zȍlto, whence Old Church Slavic zlato "gold," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian zlâto, Polish złoto, Russian zóloto), all derivatives with the adjectival suffix *-to- from Indo-European *ǵhelh3- "yellow, green" — more at yellow entry 1
Note: The formation of a word for "gold" from a *-to- derivative of Indo-European *ǵhelh3- "yellow, green" is peculiar to Germanic, Slavic, and, in part, Baltic. An Indo-Iranian word for "gold" is formed with different suffixation from the same root: *ǵhl̥h3-en-i̯o-, whence Sanskrit híranya- "gold," Avestan zarańiia-. A full display of forms in medieval and modern languages and loans into non-Indo-European languages is contained in the article "Indo-European 'Gold' in Time and Space" by Václav Blažek, Journal of Indo-European Studies, vol. 45, No. 3 (fall/winter 2017), pp. 267-311.
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1969, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing gold
Kids Definition
gold
noun
ˈgōld
1
: a soft yellow metallic chemical element used especially in coins and jewelry
2
: gold coins
3
: a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition
4
: a deep yellow
Medical Definition
gold
noun
ˈgōld
often attributive
: a malleable ductile yellow metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in a few minerals and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and dentures and in the form of its salts (as gold sodium thiomalate) especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis —symbol Au see Chemical Elements Table
gold 1 of 2
noun
as in coin
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment all the gold in the world won't buy happiness Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- coin
- cash
- money
- currency
- green
- coinage
- bucks
- loot
- funds
- dollar
- dough
- chips
- wampum
- shekels
- legal tender
- cabbage
- change
- lucre
- kale
- bread
- long green
- tender
- lolly
- pelf
- moolah
- needful
- scratch
- wallet
- resources
- moola
- jack
- sheqels
- scrip
- specie
- sheqalim
- shekalim
- mint
- treasure
- riches
- shekelim
- paper money
- greenback
- banknote
- capital
- money order
- wealth
- pot
- peanuts
- promissory note
- pittance
- finances
- abundance
- dime
- fortune
- opulence
- pile
- bill
- earth
- bankroll
- roll
- draft
- big bucks
- dead presidents
- bomb
- megabucks
- wad
- folding money
- petty cash
- pin money
- bundle
- shoestring
- means
- pocket money
- dibs
- chump change
- mite
- spending money
- mad money
- note
- boodle
- check
- packet
- king's ransom
- wherewithal
- cashier's check
gold
2 of 2adjective
as in golden
Synonyms & Similar Words
- golden
- gilt
- gilded
- gold-plated
- bejeweled
- embossed
- sequined
- fringed
- laced
- embroidered
- sequinned
- bejewelled
- chased
- garlanded
- wreathed
- emblazoned
- flounced
- bossed
Phrases Containing gold
- constitutionalisms
- constitutionalist
- constitutionalists
- constitutionalities
- constitutionality
- constitutionalization
- constitutionalizations
- constitutionalize
- constitutionalized
- constitutionalizes
- constitutionalizing
- constitutionally
- constitutionals
- constitutioner
- constitutionist
- constitutionless
- constitutions
- constitutive
- constitutively
- constitutors
- constitutum
- constitutum deb
- constitutum debiti
- constitutum pos
- constitutum possessorium