goldlike

English

Etymology

From gold +‎ -like.

Adjective

goldlike (comparative more goldlike, superlative most goldlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of the metal gold, as:
   • 2014 October 31, David W. Lloyd, “Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     There is the Hang Ken cave with its waterfalls spilling into large lagoons, shimmering goldlike mineral deposits and soaring columns created over thousands of years when stalactites hanging from the cave roof met stalagmite formations building from the cave floor.

   1. Similar to it in color.

      Synonyms: golden, goldenish, goldeny, goldish, goldy

      • 1979 April 8, Frances Phipps, “American Brass From 3 Centuries At Yale Show”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

        Although the major part of its popularity may have been its goldlike color, brass was superior to the metals from which it was formed.

   2. Similar to it in value.

      Synonyms: good as gold, expensive

      • 2017 October 27, Nathaniel Popper, “An Explanation of Initial Coin Offerings”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

        These coins are generally inspired by older virtual currency systems like Bitcoin or Ethereum, with a cap on the number of coins that will exist — to provide a sense of goldlike scarcity — and a structure that allows them to operate entirely outside the existing financial and regulatory ecosystem.