Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midas touch

/ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: Mi-das touch
IPA: /ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The ability to turn everything one touches into gold.

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The ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) from one's actions easily and consistently.

Example Sentences

"All phenomena that arouse moral indignation if they occur in bourgeois society are turned to gold, as if by a Midas touch, if they serve the interests of the new power: the armed invasion of a foreign state is liberation, aggression is defence, tortures represent the people's noble rage against the exploiters."

Etymology

From the Greek legend of King Midas, related in chapter XI of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 C.E.), whom Dionysus (the god of, among other things, wine and winemaking) gave the power to turn things to gold by touching them.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/
British English: /ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/

Phrases

reverse Midas touch everything one touches turns to gold golden age golden era golden boy

Frequently Paired Words

chrysopoeia everything one touches turns to gold golden age golden era golden boy

Synonyms

golden touch

Antonyms

reverse Midas touch

Questions

How do you pronounce midas touch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/.
What does midas touch mean?: The ability to turn everything one touches into gold.
Where does midas touch come from?: From the Greek legend of King Midas, related in chapter XI of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 C.E.), whom Dionysus (the god of, among other things, wine and winemaking) gave the power to turn things to gold by touching them.

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