Roseate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹoʊzi.ət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Roseate is an adjective meaning (formal, chiefly zoology) Like the rose flower; pink; rosy.
Meaning
(formal, chiefly zoology) Like the rose flower; pink; rosy.
More Meanings
- Full of roses.
- (figurative) Rosy; optimistic.
Example Sentences
The countess took the roseate palm and snowy fingers of this lovely child.
Nothing could have seemed more assured and roseate than her professional future.
Viewed from this perspective, the behaviour of the digital giants looks rather different from the roseate hallucinations of Wired magazine.
To fund the purchase, he had to sell a late Renoir, The Judgment of Paris, with its depiction of weighty ladies frolicking in a roseate garden.
Synonyms for roseate
Depending on context, synonyms include pink, pinkish, rosy, chromatic, rose, rosaceous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rose, rosaceous, colored, chromatic, gull, spoonbill.
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