paint the lily paint strake • paint thinner · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · paint the lily · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful). Synonyms: gild the lily, paint the lily. · · Verb Definition 1 (verb) make unnecessary additions to what is already complete. Synonyms: gild the lily, paint the lily. · · Verb Definition 2 Synonyms · · · gild the lily · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079