aureate

[ awr-ee-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈɔr i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

golden or gilded.

brilliant; splendid.

characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.

Origin of aureate

1400–50; late Middle English aureat<Late Latin aureātus decorated with gold, equivalent to Latin aure(us) golden, of gold (aur(um) gold + -eus adj. suffix) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM aureate

au·re·ate·ly, adverbau·re·ate·ness, noun

Words nearby aureate

Aurangzeb, auranofin, aurantiasis cutis, aurar, aurea mediocritas, aureate, aureate language, aurelia, Aurelian, Aurelius, aurene glass

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Example sentences from the Web for aureate

The night died suddenly and the day was upon them, an aureate god, lavish of splendor.
Sir Mortimer|Mary Johnston
And just across the area the sun was already beginning to wash all the roofs with its aureate light.
The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor Gates
The golden statue veered in the changing breeze, menacing many points on the horizon with its aureate arrow.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry
As though spellbound, Chichikov sat in an aureate world of ever-growing dreams and fantasies.
Dead Souls|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

Caiques carrying merchants to their homes somewhere along the upper shores were burnished with the aureate hue.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for aureate

aureate

/ (ˈɔːrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

adjective

covered with gold; gilded

of a golden colour

(of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid

Derived forms of aureate

aureately, adverbaureateness, noun

Word Origin for aureate

C15: from Late Latin aureātus gilded, from Latin aureus golden, from aurum gold

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	aureate
释义	aureate [ awr-ee-it, -eyt ] / ˈɔr i ɪt, -ˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aureate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective golden or gilded. brilliant; splendid. characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking. Origin of aureate 1400–50; late Middle English aureat<Late Latin aureātus decorated with gold, equivalent to Latin aure(us) golden, of gold (aur(um) gold + -eus adj. suffix) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM aureate au·re·ate·ly, adverbau·re·ate·ness, noun Words nearby aureate Aurangzeb, auranofin, aurantiasis cutis, aurar, aurea mediocritas, aureate, aureate language, aurelia, Aurelian, Aurelius, aurene glass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aureate The night died suddenly and the day was upon them, an aureate god, lavish of splendor. Sir Mortimer\|Mary Johnston And just across the area the sun was already beginning to wash all the roofs with its aureate light. The Rich Little Poor Boy\|Eleanor Gates The golden statue veered in the changing breeze, menacing many points on the horizon with its aureate arrow. Sixes and Sevens\|O. Henry As though spellbound, Chichikov sat in an aureate world of ever-growing dreams and fantasies. Dead Souls\|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol Caiques carrying merchants to their homes somewhere along the upper shores were burnished with the aureate hue. The Ship Dwellers\|Albert Bigelow Paine British Dictionary definitions for aureate aureate / (ˈɔːrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) / adjective covered with gold; gilded of a golden colour (of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid Derived forms of aureate aureately, adverbaureateness, noun Word Origin for aureate C15: from Late Latin aureātus gilded, from Latin aureus golden, from aurum gold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aureate brilliant, golden, ornate, overblown, splendid, yellow
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aureate

adjective

Origin of aureate

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Example sentences from the Web for aureate

British Dictionary definitions for aureate

adjective

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