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gold vs guinea gold

guinea gold vs gold

gold and guinea gold both are nouns.

gold is an adjective but guinea gold is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gold Yes Yes No No
guinea gold Yes No No No
As nouns, guinea gold is a hyponym of gold; that is, guinea 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
  • guinea gold: 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made
Other hyponyms of gold include 24-karat gold, pure gold, gold dust, green gold.
gold (noun) guinea gold (noun)
a deep yellow color brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry
something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc. 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made
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) guinea gold (adjective)
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
made from or covered with gold
Difference between gold and guinea gold

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