adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɪldɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:G IH1 L D IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having the color or quality of gold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of gild
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
meretricious praise
a meretricious argument
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meretricious, specious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English gild Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English gilded From gild + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
злати́ст
(zlatíst)
— having the color or quality of gold
Czech:
zlatý
— having the color or quality of gold
Danish:
gylden
— having the color or quality of gold
Dutch:
gulden
— having the color or quality of gold
Finnish:
kullanvärinen
— having the color or quality of gold
French:
doré
— having the color or quality of gold
Galician:
dourado
— having the color or quality of gold
Georgian:
ოქროსფერი
(okrosperi)
— having the color or quality of gold
Georgian:
ოქროს
(okros)
— having the color or quality of gold
Italian:
dorato
— having the color or quality of gold
Japanese:
金色の
(kin'iro no)
— having the color or quality of gold
Latin:
aureus
— having the color or quality of gold
Polish:
pozłacany
— having the color or quality of gold
Polish:
złocony
— having the color or quality of gold
Portuguese:
dourado
— having the color or quality of gold
Portuguese:
áureo
— having the color or quality of gold
Romanian:
auriu
— having the color or quality of gold
Russian:
золоти́стый
(zolotístyj)
— having the color or quality of gold
Russian:
золото́й
(zolotój)
— having the color or quality of gold
Spanish:
dorado
— having the color or quality of gold
Swedish:
gyllene
— having the color or quality of gold
Armenian:
ոսկեզօծ
(oskezōc)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Bulgarian:
зла́тен
(zláten)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Bulgarian:
позлате́н
(pozlatén)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Chinese Mandarin:
鍍金的 /镀金的
(dùjīn)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Chinese Mandarin:
鑲金的 /镶金的
(xiāngjīn de)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Czech:
zlatý
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Czech:
pozlacený
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Czech:
zlacený
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Danish:
forgyldt
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Finnish:
kullattu
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
French:
doré
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Galician:
dourado
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Georgian:
მოოქრული
(mookruli)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Georgian:
მოოქროვებული
(mookrovebuli)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Georgian:
მოოქროვილი
(mookrovili)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
German:
vergoldet
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Hebrew:
מוזהב
(muzháv)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Hungarian:
aranyozott
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Latin:
aureus
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Norwegian Bokmål:
forgylt
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forgylt
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Portuguese:
áureo
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Russian:
позоло́ченный
(pozolóčennyj)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Spanish:
áureo
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Ukrainian:
позоло́чений
(pozolóčenyj)
— made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold
Bulgarian:
позлатен
(pozlaten)
— having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated
Czech:
pozlátkový
— having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated
Georgian:
მოვარაყებული
(movaraq̇ebuli)
— having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated
Spanish:
de oropel
— having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated
Spanish:
de relumbrón
— having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated