noun
Midas
MEYE-duhs
noun
1
Used in "Midas touch": an uncanny ability to make anything one does or invests in successful.
"Every business she starts turns a profit — people say she has the Midas touch."
How to Use Midas
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to the myth of King Midas, whose touch turned things to gold; today used to describe someone whose every venture succeeds.
Common pairings
the Midas touch
have a Midas touch
Word Forms
Midases plural
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Etymology
From the legendary King Midas of Greek mythology, who was granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold — a gift that ultimately became a curse.