Gilding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪldɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪldɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪldɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɪldɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

begild engild gild gilt

Parts of Speech

noun	a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
verb	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

Word Forms

gilt	adjective	having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
gild	verb	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
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

🇩🇪German

Vergoldung

eine Beschichtung aus Gold oder etwas, das wie Gold aussieht

🇫🇷French

dorure

une couche d'or ou de quelque chose qui ressemble à de l'or

🇪🇸Spanish

dorado

una capa de oro o de algo que parece oro

🇮🇹Italian

doratura

un rivestimento d'oro o di qualcosa che assomigli all'oro

🇳🇱Dutch

verguldsel

een laag goud of iets dat op goud lijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

douramento

uma camada de ouro ou de algo que parece ouro

🇷🇺Russian

позолота

покрытие из золота или чего-то похожего на золото

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोने का पानी

सोने की परत या सोने जैसी दिखने वाली कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

গিল্ডিং

সোনার আবরণ বা সোনার মতো দেখতে এমন কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

பொன் பூசுதல்

தங்கத்தின் பூச்சு அல்லது தங்கம் போல தோற்றமளிக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బంగారుపూత

బంగారు పూత లేదా బంగారంలా కనిపించేది

🇮🇳Marathi

सोनेरी

सोन्याचे लेप किंवा सोन्यासारखे दिसणारे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગિલ્ડિંગ

સોનાનો કોટિંગ અથવા સોના જેવી દેખાતી વસ્તુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿಲ್ಡಿಂಗ್

ಚಿನ್ನದ ಲೇಪನ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿನ್ನದಂತೆ ಕಾಣುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗിൽഡിംഗ്

സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വർണ്ണം പോലെ തോന്നിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പൂശുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਨਹਿਰਾ

ਸੋਨੇ ਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਪਰਤ ਜੋ ਸੋਨੇ ਵਰਗੀ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سونا

سونے کی یا کسی چیز کی جو سونے کی طرح دکھائی دیتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

镀金

金或看起来像金的东西的涂层

🇯🇵Japanese

金メッキ

金または金のように見えるもののコーティング

🇰🇷Korean

금

금이나 금처럼 보이는 것의 코팅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạ vàng

một lớp phủ vàng hoặc thứ gì đó trông giống như vàng

🇹🇭Thai

การปิดทอง

การเคลือบด้วยทองคำหรือสิ่งที่ดูเหมือนทองคำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepuhan

lapisan emas atau sesuatu yang tampak seperti emas

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtubog

isang patong na ginto o ng isang bagay na parang ginto

🇲🇾Malay

penyepuhan

salutan emas atau sesuatu yang kelihatan seperti emas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التذهيب

طلاء من الذهب أو ما يشبه الذهب

🇮🇷Persian

تذهیب

روکشی از طلا یا چیزی که شبیه طلاست

🇹🇷Turkish

yaldız

altın kaplama veya altına benzeyen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַזהָבָה

ציפוי של זהב או של משהו שנראה כמו זהב

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