aureate
golden or gilded.
brilliant; splendid.
characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.
Origin of aureate
1Other words from aureate
- au·re·ate·ly, adverb
- au·re·ate·ness, noun
Words Nearby aureate
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How to use aureate in a sentence
The golden statue veered in the changing breeze, menacing many points on the horizon with its aureate arrow.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryNot a single blemish was there upon her beautiful body, made aureate like a tawny, ripe fruit by the golden down of soft hair.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity | Alexandre KuprinCaiques carrying merchants to their homes somewhere along the upper shores were burnished with the aureate hue.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineThe aureate light, streaming on, beat full upon the howitzer and on the living and unwounded of its men.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonHere and there the falling golden leaves of a pomegranate made an aureate glow on the red-brown earth.
The Fortunate Isles | Mary Stuart Boyd
British Dictionary definitions for aureate
/ (ˈɔːrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
covered with gold; gilded
of a golden colour
(of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid
Origin of aureate
1Derived forms of aureate
- aureately, adverb
- aureateness, noun
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