gilded vs showy

gilded

adj
  • Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated. 

  • Having the color or quality of gold. 

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

showy

adj
  • Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. 

  • Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye 

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