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touchstone

/ˈtʌtʃstəʊn/noun

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कसौटी, मानदंड

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] ~ (of/for sth) formal

    something that provides a standard against which other things are compared or judged

    कसौटी, मानदंड

    • Honesty is the touchstone of a good leader.
    • The Constitution remains the touchstone for every new law.

    Synonyms standard benchmark yardstick criterion measure

  2. 2

    [C]

    a dark stone used in the past to test the purity of gold and silver by rubbing them on it

    कसौटी पत्थर

    • The goldsmith rubbed the ring on a touchstone.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

standard benchmark yardstick criterion measure

⌂Word origin and word building

From the dark stone on which jewellers rubbed gold to test its purity, which is exactly the Hindi kasauti.

यह शब्द उस काले पत्थर से आया है जिस पर सुनार सोने को घिसकर उसकी शुद्धता जाँचते थे, यानी ठीक हिंदी की कसौटी।