Antonyms of adj auriferous

1 sense of auriferous

Sense 1
auriferous, gold-bearing -- (containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins")

INDIRECT (VIA metallic) -> nonmetallic, nonmetal -- (not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements")

Similarity of adj auriferous

1 sense of auriferous

Sense 1
auriferous, gold-bearing -- (containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins")
       => metallic (vs. nonmetallic), metal (prenominal) -- (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce)