good as gold

adjective

Of an asset, of high and enduring value.

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goldlike
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Meanings

adjectivegood as gold (not comparable)
  1. New Zealandespeciallynot comparablesimileOf an asset, of high and enduring value.

    Synonyms: goldlike

  2. UKespeciallynot comparablesimileOf a person, very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult).

    But to be sure baby was as good as gold, a perfect little dote in his new fancy bib.

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf an asset, of high and enduring value.

Similar
goldlike
Also see
goldgoldlike

Origin

In the sense of high and enduring value, with literal origins in trade (currency exchange and barter), where any given currency or commodity may be worth as much as gold or hyperbolically described as such.

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Translations

Finnish kiltti kuin lammas
  • kiltti kuin lammaswell-behaved
French sage comme une image
  • sage comme une imagewell-behaved
German kreuzbrav
  • kreuzbravwell-behaved
Polish dobrze wychowany
  • dobrze wychowanywell-behaved
Cite this entry
APA

good as gold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20as%20gold

MLA

“good as gold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20as%20gold. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good as gold,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20as%20gold.

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