Associations to the word «Midas»
Noun
- Forbes
- Ovid
- Touch
- Herodotus
- Apollo
- Regression
- Ass
- Orpheus
- Fable
- Lydia
- Donkey
- Thrace
- Aphrodite
- Anatolia
- Hermes
- Hera
- Barber
- Turban
- Corona
- Fond
- Cantata
- Shelley
- Artemis
- Muse
- Athena
- Adventurer
- Abigail
- King
- Hara
- Ear
- Poseidon
- Pandora
- Pan
- Minerva
- Myth
- Console
- Mademoiselle
- Greed
- Bat
- Zeus
- Odysseus
- Golden
- Oracle
- Nashville
- Ras
- Nymph
- Bosch
- Investor
- Plague
- Orb
- Holly
- Macedonia
- Curse
- Wealth
- Hercules
- Reed
- Ligand
- Spokesperson
- Satellite
- Tomb
- Jupiter
- Mythology
- Rich
- Whale
- Banking
- Residue
- Worthy
- Stark
- Gold
- Spectacle
- Knot
- Nash
- Greek
- Peasant
- Emerson
- Tale
Adjective
Wiktionary
MIDAS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.
MIDAS TOUCH, proper noun. (idiomatic) The ability to gain success or financial reward from one's actions.
MIDAS TOUCH, proper noun. (mythology) (literally) the ability to turn everything one touches into gold.
Dictionary definition
MIDAS, noun. (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.