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Midas meaning
A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.
Synonyms of Midas
Using Midas
- The main meaning on this page is: A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.
- Useful related words include: mythical being.
- In the example corpus, midas often appears in combinations such as: king midas, midas touch, the midas.
Context around Midas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Midas
- In this selection, "midas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, king, delighted, historical, touch, recognized and donated stand out and add context to how "midas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include atkinson s midas touch from and been flippin midas today. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "midas" sits close to words such as abdulaziz, abortive and acacia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with midas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Midas’ official message board is blog. (6 words)
He’s been flippin’ Midas today. (6 words)
Blake ripped at Midas’ nose and mouth. (7 words)
Woakes, Anderson’s successor as leader of the attack, struggled to create consistent danger, Atkinson’s Midas touch from the first Test went missing and Bashir failed to manage a single maiden as his 23 overs cost exactly 100. (39 words)
The historical Midas of the 8th century BC and Gyges are believed to have been contemporaries, so it seems most likely that Herodotus believed that the throne was donated by the earlier, legendary King Midas. (35 words)
The old satyr had been drinking wine and wandered away drunk, to be found by some Phrygian peasants who carried him to their king, Midas (alternatively, Silenus passed out in Midas' rose garden). (33 words)
Did Greek Mythology's King Midas Really Exist? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
Midas recognized him and treated him hospitably, entertaining him for ten days and nights with politeness, while Silenus delighted Midas and his friends with stories and songs.
Some historians believe this Midas donated the throne that Herodotus says was offered to the Oracle of Delphi by "Midas son of Gordias" (see above).
The historical Midas of the 8th century BC and Gyges are believed to have been contemporaries, so it seems most likely that Herodotus believed that the throne was donated by the earlier, legendary King Midas.
The old satyr had been drinking wine and wandered away drunk, to be found by some Phrygian peasants who carried him to their king, Midas (alternatively, Silenus passed out in Midas' rose garden).
Did Greek Mythology's King Midas Really Exist?
He’s basically personified the antithesis of King Midas.
However, this time the story follows on from where it left off - something Mr Midas believes is "a super smart move".
Midas’ official message board is blog.
That it came a couple of minutes after Willock came on for Wilson, who cannot complete 90 minutes, and after Gordon was repurposed as a striker suggested has something of a Midas touch.
Though nearly every minigame in rewards Mario with Frog Coins, the Midas River minigame that occurs after Kero Sewers is an excellent choice for farming Frog Coins early in the game.
Yousaf would be accused of having the Midas touch in reverse.
At 90 minutes, “Metamorphoses,” is made up of interwoven vignettes from classical mythology including the tales of Midas and his daughter, Alcyone and Ceyx, and Eros and Psyche.
Blake ripped at Midas’ nose and mouth.
He’s been flippin’ Midas today.
Midas hit a spear, and Lyon hit a standing powerbomb at 6:00.
The crust is so perfectly golden, it makes you wonder if King Midas himself had a hand in the baking process.
The Six of Wands is a lucky card, like getting the ‘midas touch’ for a spell of time.
Woakes, Anderson’s successor as leader of the attack, struggled to create consistent danger, Atkinson’s Midas touch from the first Test went missing and Bashir failed to manage a single maiden as his 23 overs cost exactly 100.
Among the plaintiffs’ claims is that those contractors had been entrusted with government duties, and are therefore responsible for constitutional violations brought on by MiDAS’ wrongful allegations.
God knows he’s got the Midas touch,” the Congressman snarked.
Common combinations with midas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- king midas 13×
- midas touch 12×
- the midas 9×
- of midas 5×
- midas in 4×
- by midas 3×
- for midas 3×
- midas was 3×
- midas and 2×
- midas of 2×