gilt

1 of 3

adjective

ˈgilt 

: covered with gold or gilt : of the color of gold

gilt

2 of 3

noun (1)

1

: gold or something that resembles gold laid on a surface

2

slang : money

3

: superficial brilliance

4

: a bond issued by the government of the United Kingdom

gilt

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a young female swine

Examples of gilt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The benchmark 10-year gilt yield was over 6 basis points higher, while the yields on short-term 5- and 2-year gilts were up by 4 and 2 basis points, respectively. —Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 May 2025

Art: © 2025 Estate of Geoffrey Holder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York A 1970s gilt hand foot chair sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg stands in the Primary bath. —Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025

Noun

The British government’s long-term borrowing costs grew higher, with the 30-year gilt yield closing at 5.563%, its highest level since 1998. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 May 2025

And then there’s the emotional, irrational lift of gilt and glory, the baroque architecture, the Renaissance art, the history stretching back to Jesus and Saint Peter. —Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun (1)

Middle English, from past participle of gilden to gild

Noun (2)

Middle English gylte, from Old Norse gyltr; akin to Old English gelde sterile — more at geld

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing gilt

• gilt-edge
• gilt-edged

Rhymes for gilt

• built
• guilt
• hilt
• kilt
• lilt
• milt
• quilt
• silt
• spilt
• stilt
• tilt
• wilt

Kids Definition

gilt

1 of 3 adjective

ˈgilt 

: of the color of gold

gilt

2 of 3 noun

: gold or something like gold laid on a surface

gilt

3 of 3 noun

: a young female pig

Medical Definition

gilt

noun

ˈgilt 

: a young female swine