 gilded |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (color) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold | |
| Synonyms: | golden gilt gold aureate | |
| Examples: | "long aureate (or golden) hair" "a gold carpet" |
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| Related terms: | chromatic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] based on pretense; deceptively pleasing | |
| Synonyms: | specious meretricious | |
| Examples: | "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility" "meretricious praise" "a meretricious argument" |
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| Related terms: | insincere | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] rich and superior in quality | |
| Synonyms: | sumptuous opulent princely luxurious deluxe | |
| Examples: | "a princely sum" "gilded dining rooms" |
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| Related terms: | rich | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] made from or covered with gold | |
| Synonyms: | gold golden | |
| Examples: | "gold coins" "the gold dome of the Capitol" "the golden calf" "gilded icons" |
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| Related terms: | metallic | |
| Similar spelling: |
gelded |
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