aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden
(adjective) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; “long aureate (or golden) hair”; “a gold carpet”
aureate, florid, flamboyant
(adjective) elaborately or excessively ornamented; “flamboyant handwriting”; “the senator’s florid speech”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aureate (comparative more aureate, superlative most aureate)
Golden in color or shine.
(rhetoric) Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.
Source: Wiktionary
Au"re*ate, a. Etym: [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr. aurum gold.]
Definition: Golden; gilded. Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
