Engild — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋɡˈɪld/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛŋɡˈɪld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛŋɡˈɪld/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋɡˈɪld/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

begild gild

Word Forms

gilder	noun	someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
gilding	noun	a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

engilder

décorer avec ou comme avec de la feuille d'or ou de l'or liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

engillar

decorar con, o como si fuera con, pan de oro u oro líquido

🇮🇹Italian

ingildare

decorare con, o come con, foglia d'oro o oro liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

verguld

versier met, of alsof met, bladgoud of vloeibaar goud

🇵🇹Portuguese

engildar

decorar com, ou como se fosse, folha de ouro ou ouro líquido

🇷🇺Russian

энгильд

украсить или как бы сусальным золотом или жидким золотом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एन्गिल्ड

सोने की पत्ती या तरल सोने से या मानो उससे सजाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

এনগিল্ড

সোনার পাতা বা তরল সোনা দিয়ে সাজান

🇮🇳Gujarati

એન્જીલ્ડ

સુવર્ણ પર્ણ અથવા પ્રવાહી સોનાથી સજાવટ કરો

🇵🇰Urdu

انجیل

سونے کی پتی یا مائع سونے سے سجائیں، یا اس کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

镀金

用金箔或液态金装饰，或好像用金箔或液态金装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

エンギルド

金箔や液体の金で、またはそうであるかのように飾る

🇰🇷Korean

참여하다

금박이나 액체 금으로 장식하거나 금박으로 장식하는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng anh

trang trí bằng hoặc như thể bằng vàng lá hoặc vàng lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

อังกฤษ

ประดับด้วยทองคำเปลวหรือทองคำเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

Inggris

hiasi dengan, atau seolah-olah dengan, daun emas atau emas cair

🇵🇭Filipino

engil

palamutihan ng, o parang may, gintong dahon o likidong ginto

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انجليد

تزيين بأوراق الذهب أو الذهب السائل أو كما لو كانت كذلك

🇹🇷Turkish

kızdırmak

Altın varak veya sıvı altınla veya sanki bunlarla süslenmiş gibi süsleyin

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What is the primary definition of the word 'engild'?

The primary meaning of 'engild' is 'decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold'.

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Using 'engild' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'engild' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'engild' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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