aureate

Meaning

1. Golden in color or shine.
2. (rhetoric) Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.

Synonyms

golden

gilded

gold

goldish

gilt

flamboyant

florid

capital

copasetic

corking

crackerjack

dandy

fab

fulgent

glary

gorgeous

great

groovy

incandescent

lofty

lucent

lustrous

luxe

mean

nifty

peachy

shining

smashing

sparkling

spiffing

splendid

stunning

terrific

wonderful

gold-coloured

gold-colored

fantabulous

bang-up

like gold

beaming

beautiful

blazing

bright

brilliant

bully

Translations

χρυσαφένιος

àureo

επιχρυσωμένος

golden

doré

auri

grandiloqüent

or

ampul·lós

florit

altisonant

recarregat

χρυσοειδής

ostentós

daurat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːɹiːət/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).