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gold-colored

gold-colored

1 2.4
To have a shiny yellow color like gold
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡoʊldˌkʌlərd/
  • US
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  • He wore a gold-colored watch that caught the sunlight and sparkled.
  • gold-colored dress
  • thin, gold-colored

Examples

  • Serena adjusted a thin, gold-colored chain around Josie's neck.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • He wore a green kilt with gold-colored fringe.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I just love the rainbow picture and the gold-colored leaves on the vines!

    Blog text (2)
  • Heavy, gold-colored drapes darkened the room.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • He had on a gold-colored jacket and a green John Deere cap.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • A gold-colored VW Bug

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Look, yellow celosia partnered ever so elegantly with a variegated gold-colored liriope.

    Blog text (23)
  • English curtains draped down by long windows, blood-red velvet curtains with gold-colored tasseled cords.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • She wore green trousers and a gold-colored bodice sewn with scallop shells of thin gold.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Three round objects rested, museum-style, on square white pillars: an ornate clock face, a gold-colored mask, and a head of fresh cabbage.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

golden
vsgold-colored
118 1.0

Having a warm yellow color like gold

is the general term for any metal-like yellow appearance
honey-colored
vsgold-colored
2 2.8

A color that is yellowish brown like honey

is more about matching the pure metal-like color than that food tone
gilded
vsgold-colored
1 5.7

Has a deep warm gold color

covers any color or appearance that resembles that metal
golden-yellow
vsgold-colored
1 3.3

A warm yellow color like gold

is the basic term for any color resembling that metal
goldish
vsgold-colored
1 3.8

Having a light gold color or shine

is a precise label for actually matching that metal's color or look
gold
vsgold-colored
1.0

Made from a soft yellow metal or showing that yellow color

focuses only on matching that metal's color or visual appearance
aureus
vsgold-colored
8.5

Having a golden color or made of gold

is a broader label for matching that metal's color rather than implying value
gilt
vsgold-colored
6.8

Having a deep golden color like real gold

is the simple name for any color matching that metal's look
aureate
vsgold-colored
9.9

Having a deep golden color like gold

is the neutral term for having the same metal-like appearance
aureolin
vsgold-colored
9.5

A bright yellow color with a golden tone like sunlight

is deeper and more metallic in appearance than that bright pigment

How Golden

gilded
7 6.3
golden
118 1.0
gold-colored
  • US
1 2.4

Surface Forms

gold-colored positive
golder-colored comparative
goldest-colored superlative

Morphology

gold-colored = gold + colored (transparent) = gold + color + ed

The adjective is formed by compounding 'gold' with 'colored' (itself 'color' + '-ed'), yielding a straightforward 'having the color of gold' meaning.

Etymology

The word gold-colored comes from the metal gold, famous for its bright yellow shine, and the part colored, which means 'having a color'. So gold-colored means 'having the color or look of gold', like a gold medal or gold leaf.