touchstone

Speech parts

1. touchstone - Noun

2. Touchstone - Proper noun

Meaning

Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite.

Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

norma paragon mark canon crucible example standard model rule basis test guide norm epitome polestar
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Antonyms

end edge disorder lie mistake chaos
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Hypernyms

metric

Hyponyms

GPA norm era scale gauge baseline

Phrases with the word

common touchstone

Examples

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it. Felix Frankfurter

Intelligent investment is more a matter of mental approach than it is of technique. A sound mental approach toward stock fluctuations is the touchstone of all successful investment under present-day conditions. Benjamin Graham

By 'socialism' I mean a classless society in which the State has disappeared, production is cooperative, and no man has political or economic power over another. The touchstone would be the extent to which each individual could develop his own talents and personality. Dwight Macdonald

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry. Bertrand Russell

Adversity is the touchstone of virtue. English Proverb

Adversity is the touchstone of friendship. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

touchpoint touchproof touchscreen Touchton touchtone touchtone phone