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gold vs pure gold

pure gold vs gold

gold and pure gold both are nouns.

gold is an adjective but pure gold is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gold Yes Yes No No
pure gold Yes No No No
As nouns, pure gold is a hyponym of gold; that is, pure 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
  • pure gold: 100 per cent gold
Other hyponyms of gold include 24-karat gold, gold dust, green gold, guinea gold.
gold (noun) pure 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) pure gold (adjective)
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
made from or covered with gold
Difference between gold and pure gold

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