1. (

• gold

) coins made of gold ;

2. (

• amber ,
• gold

) a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" ;

3. (

• gold ,
• Au ,
• atomic_number_ ,

) a 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 ;

4. (

• gold ,

) great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice;

5. (

• gold ,

) something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" ;

1. (

• gold ,
• golden ,
• gilded

) made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" ;

2. (

• aureate ,
• gilded ,
• gilt ,
• gold ,
• golden

) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" ;