gilded
adjective
1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Similar word(s): chromatic, aureate, gilt, gold, golden
2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
Similar word(s): insincere, glossy, meretricious, specious
3. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- gilded dining rooms
Similar word(s): rich, deluxe, grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous
4. made from or covered with gold
- gilded icons
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of gild