gilded

gilded
adjective
1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold (Freq. 2)
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long aureate (or golden) hair

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a gold carpet

• Syn: ↑aureate, ↑gilt, ↑gold, ↑golden
• Similar to: ↑chromatic
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gold (for: ↑gold), ↑gilt (for: ↑gilt)
2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
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the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility

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meretricious praise

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a meretricious argument

• Syn: ↑meretricious, ↑specious
• Similar to: ↑insincere
• Derivationally related forms: ↑speciousness (for: ↑specious), ↑meretriciousness (for: ↑meretricious)
3. rich and superior in quality
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a princely sum

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gilded dining rooms

• Syn: ↑deluxe, ↑grand, ↑luxurious, ↑opulent, ↑princely, ↑sumptuous
• Similar to: ↑rich
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuousness (for: ↑sumptuous), ↑sumptuosity (for: ↑sumptuous), ↑opulence (for: ↑opulent), ↑luxury (for: ↑luxurious), ↑luxuriousness (for: ↑luxurious), ↑grandness (for: ↑grand)
4. made from or covered with gold
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gold coins

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the gold dome of the Capitol

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the golden calf

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gilded icons

• Syn: ↑gold, ↑golden
• Similar to: ↑metallic, ↑metal
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gold (for: ↑gold)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gilded — 1560s (late O.E. had gegylde); in modern use the more dignified pp. of GILD (Cf. gild) (q.v.). Shakespeare s lilies were never gilded; the quote ( King John, iv.2) is, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily …   Etymology dictionary

  • gilded — gilded; un·gilded; …   English syllables

  • Gilded — Gild Gild (g[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gilded} or {Gilt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gilding}.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold. [root]234. See {Gold}.] 1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gilded — adj. Gilded is used with these nouns: ↑youth …   Collocations dictionary

  • gilded — gild|ed [ gıldəd ] adjective 1. ) covered with a very thin layer of gold: a gilded frame 2. ) shining like gold …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gilded — UK [ˈɡɪldɪd] / US [ˈɡɪldəd] adjective 1) covered with a very thin layer of gold a gilded frame 2) shining like gold …   English dictionary

  • gilded — /ˈgɪldəd/ (say gilduhd) adjective 1. covered or enhanced with gold, or something coloured gold. 2. having a superficially showy and attractive exterior, covering something of little worth. –phrase 3. gilded youth, a. a young man of wealth and… …  

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