gilded meaning and definition

GILDED adjective

Definition of gilded (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