| Adj. | 1. | gilded - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" |
| 2. | gilded - based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument" Synonyms: meretricious, specious | |
| 3. | gilded - rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" | |
| 4. | gilded - made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" |