Definition of 'gilded'

See also: gild 

Adjective

1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
      Synonyms: aureate gilt gold golden
2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
      Synonyms: meretricious specious
3. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
      Synonyms: deluxe grand luxurious opulent princely sumptuous
4. made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
      Synonyms: gold golden

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