gilded Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
   gild; engild; begild.
   
2. adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
   aureate; gilt; gold; golden.
   
   • long aureate (or golden) hair
   • a gold carpet
3. adjective satellite based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
   meretricious; specious.
   
   • the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
   • meretricious praise
   • a meretricious argument
4. adjective satellite rich and superior in quality
   princely; sumptuous; opulent; luxurious; grand; deluxe.
   
   • a princely sum
   • gilded dining rooms
5. adjective satellite made from or covered with gold
   golden; gold.
   
   • gold coins
   • the gold dome of the Capitol
   • the golden calf
   • gilded icons

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