gilded vs glossy

gilded

adj
  • Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold. 

  • Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated. 

  • Having the color or quality of gold. 

glossy

adj
  • Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface. 

noun
  • A glossy photograph. 

  • A glossy magazine. 

  • A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles. 

How often have the words gilded and glossy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )