roseate

[ roh-zee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

1. tinged with rose; rosy:

   a roseate dawn.

2. bright or promising:

   a roseate future.

3. incautiously optimistic:

   a roseate forecast for holiday sales.

roseate

/ ˈrəʊzɪˌeɪt /

adjective

1. of the colour rose or pink
2. excessively or idealistically optimistic

Derived Forms

• ˈroseˌately, adverb

Other Words From

• rose·ate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of roseate¹

1580–90; < Latin rose ( us ) rose-colored + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Five other seabirds were already on the list - the puffin, kittiwake, herring gull, roseate tern and arctic skua.

From BBC

Six types of spoonbills are found around the world but only the roseate is present in North America.

From Seattle Times

Since bird flu was confirmed in June, black-headed gulls, common terns and rare roseate terns have been worst hit.

From BBC

You will see dolphins, terns, maybe even a roseate spoonbill.

From Salon

West Coast, puffins off the Maine coast, penguins in South Africa, endangered roseate terns off New England, and brown pelicans on vanishing islands off southeastern Louisiana.

From Seattle Times