FOOL'S GOLD

Meaning of FOOL'S GOLD in English

ˌfool’s ˈgold BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

1 . a kind of yellow metal that exists in some rocks and looks like gold

2 . something that you think will be very exciting, very attractive etc but in fact is not

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FOOL'S GOLD — noun Date: 1872 pyrite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOOL'S GOLD — noun 1. : pyrite 2. : chalcopyrite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOL'S GOLD — iron or copper pyrites, sometimes mistaken for gold. [ 1870-75, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOOL'S GOLD — Date: 1872 : pyrite ; broadly : any of various pyritic minerals resembling gold
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOL'S GOLD — Function: noun Date: 1872 : PYRITE broadly : any of various pyritic minerals resembling gold
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOOL'S GOLD — ■ noun a brassy yellow mineral that can be mistaken for gold, especially pyrite.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOOL'S GOLD — [fool's gold] n (1872): pyrite; broadly: any of various pyritic minerals resembling gold
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOOL'S GOLD — noun [ U ] 1. a yellow mineral found in rock, which looks like gold but is not valuable, also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL’S GOLD — 1. Fool’s gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold. N-UNCOUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL’S GOLD — 1. Fool’s gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold. N-UNCOUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOOL'S GOLD — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If one believes this, then the attraction of a fixed-rate mortgage in 1992 could easily …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOOL'S GOLD — (минералогия) пирит (иногда ошибочно принимаемый за золото) (минералогия) халькопирит
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOOL'S GOLD — мин. 1. пирит ( иногда ошибочно принимаемый за золото ) 2. халькопирит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOOL'S GOLD — мин. 1. пирит ( иногда ошибочно принимаемый за золото ) 2. халькопирит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOOL'S GOLD — мин. 1. пирит ( иногда ошибочно принимаемый за золото ) 2. халькопирит
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOOL'S GOLD — пирит
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FOOL'S GOLD — пирит
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FOOL'S GOLD — (минералогия) пирит (иногда ошибочно принимаемый за золото) (минералогия) халькопирит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLD — I Metallic chemical element , one of the It is a dense, lustrous, yellow, malleable precious metal , so durable …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian, Old Saxon, & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOL — I. ˈfül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fol, fool, from Old French fol, from Late Latin follis, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLD — /gohld/ , n. 1. a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOOL — fool 1 /foohl/ , n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOL — I. ˈfül noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fol, from Late Latin follis, from Latin, bellows, bag; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLD — vt money; riches; wealth. 2. gold ·noun ·alt. of goolde. 3. gold ·vt figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts …
Webster English vocab
FOOL — vt to infatuate; to make foolish. 2. fool ·noun one who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked …
Webster English vocab
GOLD — [gold] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG gold gold, OE geolu yellow--more at yellow] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOOL — [fool] n [ME, fr. OF fol, fr. LL follis, fr. L, bellows, bag; akin to OHG bolla blister, balg bag--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLD — (Au), chemical element, a dense, lustrous, yellow precious metal of Group Ib, Period 6, of the periodic table. Gold has …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOOL — also called Jester, a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLD — gold BrE AmE ɡəʊld ⇨ɡɒʊld AmE ɡoʊld ▷ golds ɡəʊldz ⇨ɡɒʊldz AmE ɡoʊldz ▶ ˈ Gold Coast BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLD — / gəʊld; NAmE goʊld/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] ( symb Au ) a chemical element. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — / fuːl; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a person who you think …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLD — I. gold 1 S2 W2 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOL — I. fool 1 /fuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: fol , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOOL — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOLD — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOOL — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1. a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Oxford English vocab
FOOL — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a …
Oxford English vocab
GOLD — ( golds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Gold is a valuable, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — ( fools, fooling, fooled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 9/18/22/24 carat gold ▪ a 22 carat gold chain a gold medal (= for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOOL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — (METAL) [adjective] [not gradable], [noun] - (made of) a soft, yellow, heavy, metallic element which is quite rare and very …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLD — n. Gold Coast fool's gold Field of Cloth of Gold gold reserve gold rush gold standard Klondike gold rush
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOLD — n. Metallic chemical element , one of the transition elements , chemical symbol Au, atomic number 79. It is a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOOL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOL
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOOL
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLD — I. noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool's ▪ 9-carat , 18-carat , etc. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOOL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOOL — noun BAD : I was fool to believe him. GOOD : I was a fool to believe him. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GOLD — Name: gold Symbol: Au Atomic number: 79 Atomic weight: 196.96655 (2) Group in periodic table: 11 Group name: Coinage metal …
Chemistry of the Elements English vocabulary
GOLD — 1. сущ. 1) золото (тж. богатство, сокровища; деньги) to mine, prospect for gold ≈ искать золото to strike gold ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) дурак; глупец; болван to make a fool of smb. ≈ одурачить кого-л. to play the fool …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLD — gold.ogg 1. gəʋld n 1. золото pure gold - чистое золото ср. тж. 3 native /virgin/ gold - самородное золото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOOL — fool.ogg _I 1. fu:l n 1. дурак, глупец arrant fool - набитый дурак what a fool I was to believe …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOLD — золото, Au - Abyssinian gold - cement gold - colored gold - copper-hardened gold - French red gold - high-karat …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GOLD — золото, Au - Abyssinian gold - cement gold - colored gold - copper-hardened gold - French red gold - high-karat gold - iridic gold - jewellery gold - palladium …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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