Non-auriferous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not gold-bearing. not-comparable

    "The geologists to the expedition, however, so far as I am aware, report the country as being distinctly unpromising and definitely non-auriferous."

Example

More examples

"The geologists to the expedition, however, so far as I am aware, report the country as being distinctly unpromising and definitely non-auriferous."

Etymology

From non- + auriferous.

More for "non-auriferous"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.