roseate

[ roh-zee-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈroʊ zi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

tinged with rose; rosy: a roseate dawn.

bright or promising: a roseate future.

incautiously optimistic: a roseate forecast for holiday sales.

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Origin of roseate

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

Related formsro·se·ate·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for roseate

What has looked to us to be healthy, roseate, and vigorous is, in fact, rotten, corrupt, and frequently amoral.
The Fall of India's Katie Couric?|Tunku Varadarajan|November 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He further calls the hue, "a roseate smile," and is reminded of Titian's pencil.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843|Various
A vision of his own roseate hopes and dreams rose up before him.
Personality Plus|Edna Ferber
The sun had set and the roseate hue which the clouds had caught from him in his descent had nearly died away.
Mathilda|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

He could only watch her pale face, over which faint blushes trembled and vanished like the roseate reflections of a sunset sky.
The Doctor's Wife|M. E. Braddon
He was absorbed in the business of Grieve & Co., and no less round, roseate, and trusty than he had always been.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward

British Dictionary definitions for roseate

roseate

/ (ˈrəʊzɪˌeɪt) /

adjective

of the colour rose or pink

excessively or idealistically optimistic

Derived Formsroseately, adverb

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Word Origin and History for roseate

roseate

adj.

1580s, from Latin roseus (see rose (n.1)) + -ate.

roseate

adjective

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roseate

adjective

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