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Gilt vs. Guilt
Gilt
/ɡɪlt/Examples:
The old book had a gilt-edged cover, shimmering softly.Antique mirrors often have gilt frames that catch the light.She admired the gilt details on the ornate railing.
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Guilt
/ɡɪlt/Examples:
Clyde wondered about him – his real guilt.Spike's attempt at assuaging my guilt is ineffective.They had their own ways of discovering innocence or guilt.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Gilt refers to a thin layer of gold or a golden color, while guilt refers to a feeling of having committed a wrong.
- Think of gilt as in gold leaf to remember the association with gold.
- Guilt has a u because it is often connected with you having done something wrong.
- If it involves money or shiny things, its probably gilt'.
- If youre talking about feelings or wrongdoing, its guilt.
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