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gold vs precious metal

precious metal vs gold

gold and precious metal both are nouns.

gold is an adjective but precious metal is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gold Yes Yes No No
precious metal Yes No No No
As nouns, precious metal is a hypernym of gold; that is, precious metal is a word with a broader meaning than gold:
  • gold: coins made of gold
  • precious metal: any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
gold (noun) precious metal (noun)
a deep yellow color any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
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) precious metal (adjective)
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
made from or covered with gold
Difference between gold and precious metal

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