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gold vs 24-karat gold

24-karat gold vs gold

gold and 24-karat gold both are nouns.

gold is an adjective but 24-karat gold is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gold Yes Yes No No
24-karat gold Yes No No No
As nouns, 24-karat gold is a hyponym of gold; that is, 24-karat gold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gold:
  • gold: 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
  • 24-karat gold: 100 per cent gold
Other hyponyms of gold include pure gold, gold dust, green gold, guinea gold.
gold (noun) 24-karat gold (noun)
a deep yellow color 100 per cent gold
something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
coins made of gold
great wealth
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
gold (adjective) 24-karat gold (adjective)
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
made from or covered with gold
Difference between gold and 24-karat gold

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