aureate
pronunciation
How to pronounce aureate in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:riət]
How to pronounce aureate in American English:
US [ˈɔriɪt]
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- Adjective:
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Word Origin
- aureate (adj.)
- early 15c., "gold, gold-colored," also figuratively, "splendid, brilliant," from Latin aureatus "decorated with gold," from aureus "golden," from aurum "gold," from PIE root *aus- (2) "gold" (cognates: Sanskrit ayah "metal," Avestan ayo, Latin aes "brass," Old English ar "brass, copper, bronze," Gothic aiz "bronze," Old Lithuanian ausas "gold"), probably related to root *aus- "to shine" (see aurora).
Example
- 1. You want to let aureate autumn skin perfect transformation ?
- 2. Love the meadow with what aureate colour .
- 3. The aureate age is afore us , not abaft us .
- 4. Receive reception newest message : aureate spreading gradually towards the domain beyond dress and dress .
- 5. In the 15th century the individual writers occasionally tried beatifying their style with " aureate terms " .