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
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.