Midas

M3I1D2A1S1
US, UK/ˈmaɪ.dəs/

proper noun

A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

OriginLatin Midā ← Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās) ← Phrygian midas →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.
nounMidas (plural Midases)

plural Midases

  1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.

Origin

  1. Phrygianmidas
  2. Ancient GreekΜίδᾱς (Mídās)
  3. LatinMidā
  4. EnglishMidas

Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian midas.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς
  • Μίδᾱς (Mídās)Greek mythology
Bulgarian Ми́дас, Ми́дас
  • Ми́дас (Mídas)Greek mythology
  • Ми́дас (Mídas)champagne bottle of 30 litres
Catalan Mides
  • MidesGreek mythology
French Midas
  • MidasGreek mythology
German Midas
  • MidasGreek mythology
Greek Μίδας
  • Μίδας (Mídas)Greek mythology
Polish Midas, Midas
  • MidasGreek mythology
  • Midaschampagne bottle of 30 litres
Portuguese Midas
  • MidasGreek mythology
Russian Мида́с
  • Мида́с (Midás)Greek mythology
Spanish Midas
  • MidasGreek mythology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Midas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Midas

MLA

“Midas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Midas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Midas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Midas.

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