GILDED


Meaning of GILDED in English

adjective

1. : covered or tinged with gold or a golden color

gilded icons

2. : displaying a fine but deceptive outward appearance : superficially resplendent : ornate , meretricious , tawdry

the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility — R.A.Hall b.1911

a conglomeration of gilded parasites — New York Times

slickly readable but gilded and thin — Nolan Miller

3. : having a background of wealth and luxury : prosperous , luxurious

you'll see Rome's most gilded youth dancing by — P.E.Deutschman

the gilded days of the twenties

gilded boys and girls — Carl Van Doren

eating box lunches and staying away from the gilded dining rooms — Wall Street Journal

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.