gilded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɡɪldɪd/
Etymology
Etymology tree English gild Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English gilded From gild + -ed.
Meanings
- Having the color or quality of gold.
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Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
There wasn't a room that had not been clad, picture-railed, dadoed, panelled, stained, gilded, bordered and generally made over to within an inch of its life - can I interest anyone in a gold cherubic sconce?
2000 September 23, Michele Jenkinson, “West Country Living: My blind date with my new home”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2026:
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Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms infold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgement old, Your answer had not been inscroll'd: Fare you well; your suit is cold.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gilded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gilded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
electrogilded · gilded cage · gilded flicker · overgilded · Gilded Age · ungilded · gilded age
Relateds
Translations (51)
bg позлатен (having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated) · es de oropel (having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated) · cs zlacený (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · it dorato (having the color or quality of gold) · de vergoldet (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ja 金色の (having the color or quality of gold) · es dorado (having the color or quality of gold) · uk позоло́чений (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · hu aranyozott (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · cmn 鍍金的 /镀金的 (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · gl dourado (having the color or quality of gold) · ru золоти́стый (having the color or quality of gold) · bg злати́ст (having the color or quality of gold) · la aureus (having the color or quality of gold) · gl dourado (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · pl złocony (having the color or quality of gold) · ka მოოქრული (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ru позоло́ченный (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ka მოოქროვებული (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ka ოქროსფერი (having the color or quality of gold) · nb forgylt (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · pt áureo (having the color or quality of gold) · ka ოქროს (having the color or quality of gold) · hy ոսկեզօծ (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · cmn 鑲金的 /镶金的 (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · cs pozlátkový (having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated) · da gylden (having the color or quality of gold) · pl pozłacany (having the color or quality of gold) · fr doré (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · fi kullanvärinen (having the color or quality of gold) · da forgyldt (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · cs pozlacený (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · es áureo (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ru золото́й (having the color or quality of gold) · fi kullattu (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ka მოვარაყებული (having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated) · sv gyllene (having the color or quality of gold) · cs zlatý (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ka მოოქროვილი (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · pt áureo (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · ro auriu (having the color or quality of gold) · cs zlatý (having the color or quality of gold) · bg позлате́н (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · bg зла́тен (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · nl gulden (having the color or quality of gold) · la aureus (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · pt dourado (having the color or quality of gold) · nn forgylt (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · he מוזהב (made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold) · fr doré (having the color or quality of gold) · es de relumbrón (having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated)