- aureate
- Pertaining to the fancy or flowery words used by poets
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
aureate
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Aureate — Au re*ate, a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr. aurum gold.] Golden; gilded. Skelton. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aureate — (adj.) early 15c., gold, gold colored, also figuratively, splendid, brilliant, from L. aureatus decorated with gold, from aureus golden, from aurum gold, from PIE *aus (Cf. Skt. ayah metal, Avestan ayo, L. aes brass, O.E. ar … Etymology dictionary
aureate — adj euphuistic, flowery, *rhetorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, bombastic Analogous words: *ornate, florid, flamboyant, rococo, baroque Antonyms: austere (in style) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
aureate — [ô′rē it] adj. [ME aureat < LL aureatus < L aureus < aurum, gold: see EAST] 1. golden; gilded 2. splendid or brilliant, often affectedly so … English World dictionary
aureate — adjective Etymology: Middle English aureat, from Medieval Latin aureatus decorated with gold, from Latin aureus Date: 15th century 1. of a golden color or brilliance < aureate light > 2. marked by grandiloquent and rhetorical style … New Collegiate Dictionary
Aureate Greatwall Business Affairs Hotel — (Сиань,Китай) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: No … Каталог отелей
Aureate Hotel Apartment — (Дубай,ОАЭ) Категория отеля: Адрес: Deira Muraqabat, Дейра, 15222 Дубай … Каталог отелей
aureate gilded gilt gold golden — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aureate — adj. [L. aurum, gold] Golden yellow in color … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aureate — aureately, adv. aureateness, n. /awr ee it, ayt /, adj. 1. golden or gilded. 2. brilliant; splendid. 3. characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking. [1400 50; late ME aureat < LL aureatus decorated with gold, equiv. to L aure(us)… … Universalium
aureate — adjective a) golden in color or shine b) characterized by inflated or pompous language See Also: auric, aurous … Wiktionary
