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