roseate

[ roh-zee-it, -eyt ]
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adjective
  1. tinged with rose; rosy: a roseate dawn.

  2. bright or promising: a roseate future.

  1. incautiously optimistic: a roseate forecast for holiday sales.

Origin of roseate

1
1580–90; <Latin rose(us) rose-colored + -ate1

Other words from roseate

  • ro·se·ate·ly, adverb

Words Nearby roseate

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How to use roseate in a sentence

  • A roseate story like this should be followed, for contrast's sake, by one picturing the harder side.

    The American Country Girl | Martha Foote Crow

British Dictionary definitions for roseate

roseate

/ (ˈrəʊzɪˌeɪt) /


adjective
  1. of the colour rose or pink

  2. excessively or idealistically optimistic

Derived forms of roseate

  • roseately, adverb

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