Difference between Gilt and Chromatic

What is the difference between Gilt and Chromatic?

Gilt as an adjective is golden coloured while Chromatic as an adjective is relating to or characterised by hue.

Gilt

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: golden coloured

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A thin layer of gold or other metal; gilding money A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged) A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

Chromatic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to or characterised by hue.Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.Regarding all twelve traditional Western pitch classes, regardless of temperament or intonation; Regarding entire sets of alternative pitch class systems.

We hope you now know whether to use Gilt or Chromatic in your sentence.

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