In my opinion,different words must have different means,even have a bit of, or humanbeing wouldn't had invented them. so I think this two phrases means differently. a gold watch means a watch made of gold, focus on its material; a golden watch means its color is golden or its material is plated gold.

in my opinion,different words must have different means,even have a bit of. or humanbeing would had invented them. so i think this two phrases means differently. a gold watch means a watch made of gold, focus on its material; a golden watch means its color is golden or its material is plated gold.

an attributive adjective modifies the noun without using a verb to link them together eg: confused tourist an attributive noun modifies another noun eg: garlic bread

It may be a question about compound word rather than a an attributive related question. Just two nouns are combined to be a new noun in which contains related meaning. Well, that's just my own opinion.

Yes, you are correct. Nouns can be used as attributives. Examples: apple apple tree silver silver bracelet yard yard sale diamond diamond ring There is not a great difference other than a noun may occasionally be used to modify other nouns, and an adjective may occasionally be used as a noun. Examples: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" I enjoy good food. The adjective "good" can be referred to as a noun, but is primarily used to modify.