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precious metal vs gold

gold vs precious metal

precious metal and gold both are nouns.

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

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

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