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- [gil-did]
- /ˈgɪl dɪd/
- /ˈɡɪl.dɪd/
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- [gil-did]
- /ˈgɪl dɪd/
Definitions of gilded word
- adjective gilded covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. 1
- adjective gilded having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. 1
- verb with object gilded to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance. 1
- verb with object gilded to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to. 1
- verb with object gilded Archaic. to make red, as with blood. 1
- idioms gilded gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal: After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily. 1
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Origin of gilded
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; gild1 + -ed2; replacing Middle English gild, Old English gegyld
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Parts of speech for Gilded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gilded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gilded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gilded
adj gilded
- luxurious — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- ornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- aureate — covered with gold; gilded
- gaudy — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
Antonyms for gilded
verb gilded
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- harmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- reduced — that is or has been reduced.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- stripped — having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed: trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
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