GILDED
Dictionary entry overview: What does gilded mean?
• GILDED (adjective)
The adjective GILDED has 4 senses:
1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
3. rich and superior in quality
4. made from or covered with gold
Familiarity information: GILDED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GILDED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Synonyms:
gilded; gilt; golden; aureate; gold
Context examples:
long aureate (or golden) hair / a gold carpet
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Meaning:
Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Synonyms:
gilded; specious; meretricious
Context examples:
the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility / meretricious praise / a meretricious argument
Similar:
insincere (lacking sincerity)
Meaning:
Rich and superior in quality
Synonyms:
deluxe; sumptuous; princely; opulent; luxurious; grand; gilded
Context examples:
a princely sum / gilded dining rooms
Similar:
rich (suggestive of or characterized by great expense)
Meaning:
Made from or covered with gold
Synonyms:
gold; golden; gilded
Context examples:
gold coins / the gold dome of the Capitol / the golden calf / gilded icons
Similar:
metal; metallic (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal)
