adj
Meaning 1
Golden in color or shine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aureate
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adj
Meaning 2
Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: verbose, flowery
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gilded, gilt, gold, golden
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
elaborately or excessively ornamented
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- flamboyant handwriting
- the senator's florid speech
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: florid, flamboyant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: златен (zlaten) — golden in color or shine
- Polish: złoty — golden in color or shine
- Polish: pozłacany — golden in color or shine