English Explanatory Dictionary

Midas touch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The ability to turn everything one touches into gold.
  2. The ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) from one's actions easily and consistently.

Pronunciation

/ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/ En-au-Midas touch.ogg

Word forms

Midas touch

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.

Synonyms

golden touch

Antonyms

reverse Midas touch

Related words

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

Derived words

reverse Midas touch
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