Difference between guilty and gilded

[Sajjad Qamar]

Test No. incompl/inter-37 "Eating Disorder", question 9

In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his ......... secret.

(a) guilt
(b) guilty
(c) gilt
(d) gilded

Test No. incompl/inter-37 "Eating Disorder", answer 9

In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his guilty secret.

Correct answer: (b) guilty

Your answer was: incorrect
In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his gilded secret.
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What's the difference between gilded or gilty ? Please explain the meaning of gilded .

[Torsten]

Guilty means deserving punishment or culpable.
Gilded simply means that something is covered with a thin layer of gold.
So, things like forks, spoons, cups, etc. can be gilded while people can be guilty of something such as committing a crime.
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[Rich7]

I take it, if you have a golden watch it would not be the same, right?

[Rich7]

IF YOU HAD... IT WOULD NOT BE....

Sorry....