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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGilded
/ˈɡɪl.dɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.
"The museum exhibited a magnificent gilded frame surrounding the Renaissance painting." - 2
Wealthy, privileged, or having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals a less valuable reality.
"She grew up in a gilded world of immense privilege and luxury."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'gyldan' meaning 'to make golden', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*gulþijaną'. Over centuries, it evolved from referring literally to objects covered with a thin layer of gold to metaphorically describing something deceptively attractive, wealthy, or superficially prosperous.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gilded" is said worldwide
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doré
Transliteration: do-re
"Le miroir est doté d'un cadre doré."
vergoldet
Transliteration: fer-gold-et
"Die Skulptur war mit feinem Blattgold vergoldet."
dorato
Transliteration: do-ra-to
"Il soffitto della sala da ballo è decorato con dettagli dorati."
dorado
Transliteration: do-ra-do
"Compró un marco dorado para su diploma."
dourado
Transliteration: dou-ra-do
"O relógio antigo tinha ponteiros dourados."
सुवर्णजड़ित
Transliteration: suvarnjadit
"मंदिर का गुंबद सुंदर रूप से सुवर्णजड़ित है।"
镀金的
Transliteration: dùjīn de
"这块手表是镀金的表面。"
금박을 입힌
Transliteration: geumbageul iphin
"그 궁전은 화려한 금박을 입힌 장식으로 유명하다."
金箔を貼った
Transliteration: kinpaku o hatta
"その仏像には見事な金箔が貼られている。"
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