different between gilded vs overwrought

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ld?d/

Verb

gilded

1. simple past tense and past participle of gild

Adjective

gilded

1. Having the color or quality of gold.
2. Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
3. Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7

     All that glisters is not gold;

     Often have you heard that told:

     Many a man his life hath sold

     But my outside to behold:

     Gilded tombs do worms infold.

     Had you been as wise as bold,

     Young in limbs, in judgement old,

     Your answer had not been inscroll'd:

     Fare you well; your suit is cold.

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Anagrams

• glided

English

Etymology

Past participle of overwork; see wrought.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??.v?????t/

Adjective

overwrought (comparative more overwrought, superlative most overwrought)

1. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
2. Elaborate; overdone.

Derived terms

• overwroughtness

Synonyms

• (emotional): distraught, overwhelmed, distressed, agitated
• (elaborate): ornate, overdecorated

Antonyms

• (emotional): calm, collected, composed, laid-back, placid, serene, tranquil, untroubled
• (elaborate): austere, bare, conservative, denuded, modest, naked, plain, simple, stark, stripped, uncovered, restrained, subdued, toned-down, unadorned

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