gilded vs opulent

gilded

adj
  • Having the color or quality of gold. 

  • Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated. 

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

opulent

adj
  • Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent. 

  • Rich, sumptuous and extravagant. 

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