AUREATE
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
Etymology
Adjective
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 January 2025
LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Do you know this game?
Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins