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gilded

/ɡˈɪldɪd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
    “long aureate (or golden) hair”
  2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
    “the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility”
  3. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
    “a princely sum”
  4. made from or covered with gold
    “gold coins”

Synonyms for gilded

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