Gilded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪldᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪldɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪldɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɪldᵻd/.

Examples

long aureate (or golden) hair
a gold carpet
the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deluxe begild gild gold meretricious grand princely golden engild aureate luxurious opulent sumptuous specious gilt

Parts of Speech

verb	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
adjective	having the deep slightly brownish color of gold “long aureate (or golden) hair”
adjective	based on pretense; deceptively pleasing “the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility”
adjective	rich and superior in quality “a princely sum”
adjective	made from or covered with gold “gold coins”

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
gilt	noun	a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gold	noun	a deep yellow color
meretriciousness	noun	an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
speciousness	noun	an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
grandness	noun	splendid or imposing in size or appearance
luxury	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
luxuriousness	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
opulence	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
sumptuousness	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
sumptuosity	noun	the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergoldet

mit oder sozusagen mit Blattgold oder flüssigem Gold verzieren

🇫🇷French

doré

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

🇪🇸Spanish

dorado

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

🇮🇹Italian

dorato

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

🇳🇱Dutch

verguld

versier met, of alsof met, bladgoud of vloeibaar goud

🇵🇹Portuguese

dourado

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

🇷🇺Russian

позолоченный

украсить или как бы сусальным золотом или жидким золотом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुलम्मे से

सोने की पत्ती या तरल सोने से या मानो उससे सजाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

সোনালি

সোনার পাতা বা তরল সোনা দিয়ে সাজান

🇮🇳Tamil

பொன்னிறமானது

தங்க இலை அல்லது திரவ தங்கத்தால் அலங்கரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బంగారుపూత

బంగారు ఆకు లేదా ద్రవ బంగారంతో అలంకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सोनेरी

सोन्याचे पान किंवा द्रव सोन्याने सजवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોનેરી

સુવર્ણ પર્ણ અથવા પ્રવાહી સોનાથી સજાવટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವರ್ಣ ಲೇಪಿತ

ಚಿನ್ನದ ಎಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವ ಚಿನ್ನದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വർണ്ണം പൂശിയ

സ്വർണ്ണ ഇല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവക സ്വർണ്ണം കൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਨਹਿਰੀ

ਸੋਨੇ ਦੇ ਪੱਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ ਸੋਨੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਜਾਓ, ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنہری

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

镀金的

用金箔或液态金装饰，或好像用金箔或液态金装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

金メッキの

金箔や液体の金で、またはそうであるかのように飾る

🇰🇷Korean

화려한

금박이나 액체 금으로 장식하거나 금박으로 장식하는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạ vàng

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

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดทอง

ประดับด้วยทองคำเปลวหรือทองคำเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

disepuh

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

🇵🇭Filipino

ginintuan

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

🇲🇾Malay

disepuh

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهب

تزيين بأوراق الذهب أو الذهب السائل أو كما لو كانت كذلك

🇮🇷Persian

طلاکاری شده

با یا با ورق طلا یا طلای مایع تزئین کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yaldızlı

Altın varak veya sıvı altınla veya sanki bunlarla süslenmiş gibi süsleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּזהָב

לקשט עם, או כאילו עם, עלה זהב או זהב נוזלי

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